HYDERABAD: An oil tanker travelling from Karachi to Moro went off the M9 motorway road here and flipped over in the nearby rough terrain late Friday night, Geo News reported.

The driver ? who was severely injured and consequently taken to the hospital ? allegedly in a drowsy state caused the tanker to veer off from the Karachi-Hyderabad route and crash, rescue sources revealed.

The process to empty out fuel from the oil tanker has begun, as rescue teams and M9 motorway police reached the crash site immediately. Officials further called a bulldozer to cover spilt oil with sand in order to prevent any unfortunate incidents.

"We have removed the caps from the oil tanker's taps in order to prevent any gas forming inside," an official mentioned.