Four, including a minor, charred to death as truck collides, catches fire

Four persons, including a minor, were charred to death after a truck collided with two vehicles and caught fire on the Pune-Mumbai highway on Monday

PUNE: Four persons, including a minor, were charred to death after a truck collided with two vehicles and caught fire near Navale Bridge Swami Narayan Temple on the Pune-Mumbai highway at around 9 pm on Monday, said officials.

Four persons, including a minor, were charred to death after a truck collided with two vehicles and caught fire on the Pune-Mumbai highway on Monday. (HT)

Fire brigade officials dispatched four fire vehicles after receiving the alert around 9:15 pm.

Abhay Mahajan, senior inspector, Sinhagad Road Police Station, said, “Of the total six passengers in the truck, four, including a minor, were charred to death while the remaining two survived by jumping off from the burning vehicle.”

According to the police, a truck heading towards Mumbai carrying gram flour (besan) collided with another truck and a container before catching fire that claimed four lives.

After the accident, fire brigade personnel and police force were deployed to clear the national highway for vehicular movement.