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Man charred to death inside SUV

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New Delhi, July 26 

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A man was charred to death after a XUV 500 car that he was driving caught fire near Madhuban Chowk in West Delhi’s Pitampura area last night.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-West) Vijayanta Arya said Ajay Gupta, a resident of Alipur, was on his way to the Indira Gandhi International Airport when the incident happened.

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“Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot but the vehicle had been completely burnt by the time fire tenders reached the spot,” said chief fire officer Atul Garg. 

A fully charred body was recovered from inside the vehicle, the police said.

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According to fire officials, they received information about the accident around 10.40 pm that a sports utility vehicle (SUV) Mahindra XUV 500 caught fire and that a man was trapped inside. Two fire tenders were sent to the spot to douse the blaze, the official said. — TNS

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