Ludhiana, Feb. 15 -- Panic gripped commuters and residents along the Delhi-Amritsar highway in Khanna after a truck carrying CNG cylinders overturned near Libra village, triggering gas leak from several cylinders on Saturday. Swift action by the Sadak Surakhya Force and the fire brigade prevented a major disaster, officials said.

According to the police, the truck was transporting CNG cylinders from Mandi Gobindgarh when the driver suddenly applied brakes to avoid collision with a vehicle that appeared suddenly in front of him. The truck overturned and gas began leaking from some of the cylinders. Sub-inspector Sukhdev Singh of the Sadak Surakhya Force said the area was immediately cordoned off and traffic was stopped as a precautionary ...