Car catches fire after bulker truck crushes it, one dead, two injured

The large container truck, carrying cement, was on its way to Munirka from Gurgaon, said a police officer investigating the case.

The rear-end of the truck first collided with a car with two occupants, which was coming from the other side, said the officer.

“The rear-end of the speeding truck collided with the Honda-Amaze car. The driver of the truck, to avoid a head-on collision, took a left turn. But the truck lost its balance and drove across the divider. It landed on top of a Swift car, which had come to a halt at the signal moments ago, crushing it,” said the officer.
The car, which was on its way to Gurgaon from South Campus, was crushed in the impact and the engine caught fire, said the officer.

“Jadhav was burnt alive inside the car. His charred body was found at the scene. We had to cut through a substantial portion of the car to get the body out. His body was also found crushed,” he said.

The two occupants in the Honda-Amaze car received minor injuries, said the officer.

“By the time we rushed to the spot, the driver of the truck had fled. A case has been registered against the driver of the truck under sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 304A (causing death by negligence) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code.”

Jadhav had shifted a month ago from Pune to Gurgaon and worked at a private firm, said police, adding that his father was a colonel in the army.