The driver of a hyva truck narrowly escaped when the vehicle caught fire after coming in contact with a 33-KV live wire in the premises of a cement factory in the Kutra police station area in Sundargarh district on Tuesday. The empty truck parked inside the factory came into contact with the low-lying live wire while the driver was lifting its cargo bed. Soon after the vehicle caught fire, the driver jumped off the vehicle saving his life. However, the truck was gutted in the fire.