Bhubaneswar: One person was charred to death after the car in which he was travelling caught fire after ramming into a tree near Karlakhaman under Gobindpur police limits of Sambalpur district on Monday night.
Sources said that the accident occurred when four persons were returning from Simdega near Ranchi in Jharkhand after attending a ring ceremony. On the way, the driver of the SUV lost control of the wheels and the vehicle and hit a roadside tree.
All of a sudden, the vehicle caught fire after the collision. While three passengers were able to come out of the vehicle, one could not. The unfortunate passenger caught fire and was charred to death on the spot.
Some passers-by rushed the three injured to the nearest hospital for treatment. These three sustained varied degrees of burn injuries.
