Delhi Expressway Fire Accident Burns Alive 5 Vaishno Devi Pilgrims in CNG Car in Rajasthan’s Alwar
Police said a possible short circuit caused the blaze, and the driver survived with about 80% burn injuries.
- On late Wednesday night, five people died after their moving car caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in the Laxmangarh police station area of Alwar, Rajasthan, while returning from a pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi.
- Deputy Superintendent of Police Kailash Jindal stated a possible short circuit caused the fire, which spread rapidly because the vehicle was CNG-powered, leaving occupants no time to escape.
- The deceased, all residents of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh, included three women and a child, while driver Vinod Kumar Mehar escaped with around 80 per cent burn injuries and was transferred to Jaipur.
- Fire brigade teams doused the flames within 15 minutes, according to Additional Superintendent of Rajasthan Police Priyanka Raghuvanshi, though the vehicle was completely destroyed and responders recovered only skeletal remains.
- Police said further investigation into the incident near Maujpur is in progress, with authorities requiring DNA testing to formally identify the five victims due to the fire's severity.
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Delhi expressway fire accident burns alive 5 Vaishno Devi pilgrims in CNG car in Rajasthan’s Alwar
Delhi-Mumbai expressway fire accident: Five pilgrims returning from Vaishno Devi were burnt alive on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway after their CNG car caught fire due to a suspected short circuit in Rajasthan's Alwar.
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