Bhopal: Four youths were charred to death when the car in which they were travelling caught fire after hitting a road divider in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, police said on Monday.
Another passenger of the car was injured in the incident and admitted to the local hospital, police said.
The incident occurred at 11.14 pm on Sunday on the Lebad-Nayagaon four-lane road, around 20 km from district headquarters of Dhar, police said.
One of the car’s tyres burst, leading the vehicle to veer off the road and catch fire after hitting the road divider, police said.
One of the passengers of the car was thrown out following the accident, while the other four were trapped inside the burning car, leading to their death, police said.
Five friends, hailing from Sagour village, were returning home after visiting a temple in the district when the tragedy happened, police said.
The four deceased were identified as Bheem Dhakad (24), Aditya Tiwari (22), Chetan Dhakad (21), and Abhishek Solanki (19).
The injured youth was identified as Tushar Mondloi (20).
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