Hit by bus, car catches fire; five burnt alive in UP

Five people were burnt to death when the car in which they were travelling caught fire after being hit by a Nepali tourist bus.

Post Published By: DN Bureau

Updated : 30 March 2019, 1:45 PM IST

Pilibhit: Five people were burnt to death when the car in which they were travelling caught fire after being hit by a Nepali tourist bus here in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.

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The incident took place on Pilibhit-Bareilly road near Khamariya village under Kotwali Jehanabad police station area.

All the five occupants were killed after the car caught fire, they said.

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The identities of the deceased are being ascertained, the police said. (PTI)