Driver Burnt To Death After Speeding Car Catches Fire In Himachal: Police

The driver of a speeding car was charred to death as his vehicle hit a parapet on the edge of a road from Chandigarh to Dehradun in Himachal Pradesh's Nahan and burst into flames, a police officer said Tuesday.

Sirmaur's Additional Superintendent of Police Virender Singh Thakur said the accident happened around four kilometers from the district headquarters Nahan. He said the car was found fully gutted with the driver trapped inside, charred beyond recognition.

The victim is yet to be identified, he said, adding his remains had been sent for autopsy.

The car bore the registration number of Kharar in Punjab and police officers there have been contacted.