A Muzaffarnagar road crash killed six young men from Haryana’s Hansi district early Monday after their car hit an electricity pole, broke through a road divider and caught fire on the Panipat-Khatima National Highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said.
The Hyundai Aura overturned on the opposite carriageway near Jaggaheri village, under the jurisdiction of Titawi police station, about 25 km from Muzaffarnagar district headquarters. The crash reportedly took place around 5am, while the group was travelling to Haridwar for a religious visit on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya.
The deceased were identified as Aman, 21, and Ajay, 21, from Moth Rangran village, and Sahil, Ankit, another Ankit and Rahul, 23, from Rakhigarhi village. Police said two of the victims, Ankit and Rahul, were brothers. The group members were friends, according to the report.
Preliminary information indicated that the car was allegedly travelling at high speed when its driver lost control. The vehicle first struck an electricity pole, breaking it into two pieces, before crossing nearly 10 metres of road divider and overturning on the other side of the highway. It caught fire soon after the collision, with flames reportedly engulfing the vehicle within minutes.
Police and fire brigade personnel reached the location after receiving information about the accident early Monday morning. Firefighters worked for nearly an hour to bring the blaze under control, but all six occupants had died by then. The bodies were severely charred, making identification difficult, the report said.
The incident highlights the consequences of a crash involving multiple roadside and median elements, including an electricity pole and a road divider. However, the precise cause of the loss of control, the vehicle’s speed and the sequence of events remain subject to the ongoing legal proceedings. The available report does not establish whether any road, vehicle or weather-related factor contributed to the crash.
Aman, Ajay and one of the men named Ankit were students, while the other Ankit worked as an air-conditioner and refrigerator repair technician. Rahul was reportedly employed as a gas pipeline mechanic. Police said the vehicle belonged to a relative of Sahil, who had borrowed it two days before the accident.
The families of the victims have been informed. Police and fire officials recovered the bodies after extinguishing the blaze, and further legal proceedings are underway. The investigation is expected to establish the circumstances leading to the collision and the subsequent fire.
