7-month-old girl among 4 of a family burnt alive in car after accident

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Mar 06 2018 | 11:25 AM IST
A seven-month old girl was among four members of a Delhi-based family who were charred to death after being trapped in their car, which caught fire following a collision with a truck in Haryana's Karnal district today, the police said.
The incident took place in the early hours near Shamgarh village, a police officials said.
"The car, which was going towards Delhi, jumped a divider on the highway and collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction," SHO of Taraori police station in Karnal, Janak Raj said.
The car caught fire after the collision. The occupants, including a seven-month-old girl, who got trapped in it were burnt to death, he said.
After the police received the information about the incident, a fire tender was rushed to the site, but the car was completely charred by then, the SHO said.

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First Published: Mar 06 2018 | 11:25 AM IST

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