HYDERABAD: At least two people were killed and 10 injured when an oil tanker caught fire on the Super Highway, Aaj News reported. 

According to the reports, the accident occurred when brakes of the tanker failed and it began moving in a reverse direction. The fire spread to four nearby vehicles including a police mobile reportedly.

.Seven injured reached a local hospital by themselves, police said. Several people who received burn injuries have been transferred to a hospital in Karachi, Edhi officials said.

Police said the tanker was carrying 44,000 litres of oil which is still burning.