Hansi: Six people from Haryana’s Hansi district were burnt to death after their car crashed into an electricity pole, breached a road divider and overturned before catching fire on the Panipat-Khatima national highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district early Monday.The deceased — Aman (21) and Ajay (21), both from Moth Rangran village, and Sahil, Ankit (21), brothers Ankit (21) and Rahul (23), all from Rakhigarhi village — were travelling to Haridwar to take a holy dip on Somvati Amavasya.The accident occurred around 5 am near Jaggaheri village, under the jurisdiction of Titawi police station, about 25 km from Muzaffarnagar district headquarters.According to preliminary information, the car was at high speed when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The car first rammed into an electricity pole, breaking it into two pieces, before crashing through nearly 10 metres of the road divider and overturning on the opposite carriageway.The vehicle caught fire soon after the collision, with flames engulfing it within minutes.Firefighters struggled for nearly an hour to bring the blaze under control. However, all six occupants had died by then. The bodies were severely charred, making identification difficult.Aman, Ajay and one of the Ankits were students, while the other Ankit worked as an AC and refrigerator repair technician. Rahul was reportedly a gas pipeline mechanic.Police said the vehicle belonged to a relative of Sahil, who had borrowed it two days before the accident.Police said the families of the deceased had been informed, and further legal proceedings were underway.
