NEW DELHI, Dec 10 (NNN-PTI) – Eight members of a family have been charred to death, after a car carrying them caught fire, following a head-on collision with a truck, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said today.
The accident took place late last night, near Bhojipura, in Bareilly district, about 276 km north of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh.
“A tragic accident occurred on the highway near Bhojipura, where a car collided with a truck and got dragged. It immediately caught fire, trapping people inside it. The car was locked, and the people lost their lives after getting engulfed in flames. The deceased include seven adults and one child,” Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan, a senior police official, told media.– NNN-PTI
