20221122 2 Delhi men burnt alive after car catches fire on Yamuna Expressway
India Nov 22 2022 “Automobile & Railway”
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2 Delhi men burnt alive after car catches fire on Yamuna Expressway
Updated: 2022-11-22
AGRA: Two persons were burnt alive as their car caught fire after colliding with a parked tractor trolley on the Yamuna Expressway early Monday. The victims, who were on their way from Delhi to Agra could not be saved as the car turned into a ball of fire soon after the collision.
According to the police, the accident took place around 6.30 am near milestone 60 of expressway under the jurisdiction of Naujheel police station in Mathura. The victims have been identified as car owner Sonu Thakur (45) and driver Rameshwar (50), both residents of Karawal Nagar in Delhi. They were travelling to Sonu’s native village Pidora in Agra.
“The speeding car lost control and rammed into a stationary tractor near Chandpur Khurd village on Yamuna Expressway. The impact was such that the car’s interior was burnt to ashes. Both the persons inside did not get a chance to escape from the vehicle,” inspector in-charge of Naujheel police station, Dharmendra Singh Bhati, said.
He added, “The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The forensic team was called on the spot and samples were collected. The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination and family members of the victims have been informed.”
Since May this year, a number of people have died in road mishaps on Yamuna Expressway. Earlier this month, four people were killed while four others were injured, after two cars collided on milestone 87 of Yamuna Expressway.
On November 6, two people died and 10 others were injured after a double-decker bus collided with a trailer carrying iron rods near Khandoli toll plaza of the expressway. On November 4, four people, including a nine-year-old girl, were killed and four others severely injured in another accident.
Web Source: The Times of India