NEW DELHI, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Six people were charred to death when the car they were traveling in crashed into an electric pole and caught fire in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, the local police confirmed on Monday.
The accident was reported from the state's Muzaffarnagar district in the early hours of Monday morning.
According to the police, the car was speeding when it crashed into an electric pole and then smashed into a road divider, catching fire instantly. The deceased did not have enough time to escape the burning car. ■