Six of family burnt alive as car rams into truck on Churu-Salasar Highway

In a tragic incident, six people were charred to death after a car they were travelling in rammed into a truck from behind on the Churu-Salasar Highway in Rajasthan, the police said on Sunday.

The incident took place at around 2.30 pm in Fatehpur, Sikar when a speeding car collided with a truck on the highway, which ignited the fire in both car and the truck which carried cotton.

The car passengers, all residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, were going to Hisar from Salasar Balaji Temple when the accident occurred, they said.

A speeding car collided with a truck on the Churu-Salasar Highway. After the accident, the car and truck caught fire. Six people traveling in the car were burnt alive in the fire. The accident happened at 2:30 pm on Sunday in Fatehpur, Sikar.

According to the police, two children are also among those who died. The accident happened 200 meters after climbing Ashirwad Pulia. The car collided with the truck. The car is said to be holding the number plate of Uttar Pradesh.

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