Watch: Man drives burning truck away from petrol pump to save lives, suffers injury

Exhibiting tremendous bravery, a truck driver in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur drove a burning petrol tanker away from a petrol pump in an attempt to save lives.

The petrol tanker caught fire on Sunday while it was being emptied at a petrol pump. The truck driver sustained burn injuries while driving the burning truck away from the petrol pump. He was later admitted to a hospital. The fire was later doused by the fire department.

#WATCH A petrol tanker caught fire while it was being emptied at a petrol pump in MP's Narsinghpur. In an attempt to save lives, the truck driver drove the burning truck to a location away from the petrol pump. Truck driver suffered burns, admitted to hospital (25 March) pic.twitter.com/YBchJ5YsZh

— ANI (@ANI) March 26, 2018

In the video, it can be seen that the burning petrol tanker is being driven away from the petrol pump to safety. When asked about his act of courage, truck driver Sajid said: " I was initially looking to just escape from the place once the truck caught fire. But soon I realised, that I can get the vehicle to safety so that people in the petrol pump are not affected."

#WATCH Truck driver Sajid who drove a burning petrol tanker truck away from a petrol pump in an attempt to save lives on 25th March, in Madhya Pradesh's Narsignhpur (Mobile phone footage, quality as incoming) pic.twitter.com/LfhZenBulW

— ANI (@ANI) March 26, 2018

Had the tanker continued to burn in the same place, it could have lead to a massive blaze in the petrol pump. Showing great courage and presence of mind,Sajid managed to save the day, but got injured in the process.