A major accident took place today in the town of Barnala. According to reports, a Honda City car went out of control and fell into a drain, subsequently catching fire. After the car caught fire, the driver was burned alive inside the car. The deceased was going to meet his sister and fell victim to the accident.
Police recovered the body of the deceased from the spot and took him to Barnala Civil Hospital. The deceased has been identified as Honey Singh (23), son of Ram Singh, resident of Sunam. Based on the statements of the deceased’s family, the police have started action under Section 174 of the IPC.
Giving information in this regard, SHO of Dhanaula police station, Lakhvir Singh, said that a car went out of control near Dhanaula on the Chandigarh-Bathinda highway, fell into a drain, and the driver was burnt alive due to the fire.
Car lost control; fall into drain
He said that a young man was going from Sangrur to Rampura in his Honda City car. When he reached the cut on Dangarh Road, the car lost control and fell into a drain. It caught fire. The driver couldn’t get out of the burning car and was burned alive. A passerby informed the police. They called the fire brigade, and with the help of passersby, they extinguished the fire.
He said that the driver died of burns on the spot. He said that the deceased has been identified as Honey Singh, son of Ram Singh, resident of Prasad Road, Sunam. The body was sent to the mortuary of the civil hospital, and the deceased’s family was informed, where his father Ram Singh reached. He said that Honey Singh was unmarried and was a driver by profession.