Eight people were charred to death after a horrific head-to-head collision between a dumper and a car on the Bareilly-Nainital Highway, in the Bhojipura police station area of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday night, officials said. According to eyewitnesses, the car suffered a tyre burst resulting in a head-on collision with a dumper coming from Uttarakhand. However, the trapped occupants of the car were burnt alive as the doors were locked from inside. The local Special Superintendent of Police (SSP) confirmed the death of all eight occupants of the car, saying the vehicle was headed from Bareilly to Baheri. The SSP informed that the police took possession of the bodies and sent them for post-mortem, adding that a child was also among the deceased.

Source: News 24 December 10, 2023 04:25 UTC