<p class="title">Two people were killed when a fuel tanker fell into a 300 foot deep gorge near Doddatoppalu in Sakleshpur taluk on Tuesday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The tanker was transporting fuel from Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police said, the driver tried to negotiate a slushy road dampened by recent heavy rains in the Western Ghats, and lost control of the vehicle. The soil caved in and the heavy laden vehicle toppled on its side. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Fuel from the tanker spilled onto the road. However, no fire broke out as the road was completely wet and it was pouring heavily.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A rescue and salvage team is working to clear the wreckage. One unidentified body has been retrieved so far according to rural sub-inspector Jagadish.</p>
<p class="title">Two people were killed when a fuel tanker fell into a 300 foot deep gorge near Doddatoppalu in Sakleshpur taluk on Tuesday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The tanker was transporting fuel from Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police said, the driver tried to negotiate a slushy road dampened by recent heavy rains in the Western Ghats, and lost control of the vehicle. The soil caved in and the heavy laden vehicle toppled on its side. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Fuel from the tanker spilled onto the road. However, no fire broke out as the road was completely wet and it was pouring heavily.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A rescue and salvage team is working to clear the wreckage. One unidentified body has been retrieved so far according to rural sub-inspector Jagadish.</p>