KANPUR: Three people were charred to death as a car crashed into a stranded truck due to dense fog on Bundelkhand Expressway in Hamirpur early on Thursday morning.
The incident took place near Itailiyabaja village under Jaria police station area in Hamirpur.
SDM Sarila Khalid Anjum, police and fire brigade team reached the spot after getting information about the accident.
The SDM said that prima facie the car seems to be coming from the opposite direction and it apparently crashed into the tanker of the truck due to which the car caught fire and all the people were burnt to death.
"The accident happened around 4am. The relatives of the deceased have been informed," SDM added.
According to the information, all the occupants of the car were going to Jalaun after visiting Chitrakoot, when the accident happened.
The victims include Rakesh (53) and Jitendra (35), residents of Mohalla Gasihari, and Sharif (50), resident of Mohalla Chaman Dubey in Jalaun.
The dead bodies have been sent to the mortuary for postmortem.
On information, the family members of the deceased have reached Jalaun.
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