Truck driver charred to death in Ambala

He was passing through the Ambala-Jagadhri highway when his truck touched some electrical wires due to which it caught fire, officials said

The driver of a truck was charred to death when his vehicle allegedly caught fire near Mullana town of Ambala during the wee hours of Sunday. The deceased was identified as Balbir Singh, a local.

Eyewitnesses told the police that flames started rising from the truck after it touched the wires and immediately caught fire before he could escape.

He was passing through the Ambala-Jagadhri highway when his truck touched some electrical wires due to which it caught fire, officials said.

Eyewitnesses told the police that flames started rising from the truck after it touched the wires and immediately caught fire before he could escape.