RAWALPINDI: Four people were charred to death after a car they were travelling in caught fire after plunging into a gorge in Rawalpindi on Tuesday morning.

 

Rescue sources relayed that a speeding car fell into a gorge off GT Road and caught fire, as a result of which four people were burnt alive. On getting information, ambulances reached the scene and shifted the charred bodies to a nearby hospital.

 

There was no immediate word on the identity of the deceased. The police have started a probe into the incident. The incident has created a mourning atmosphere.

 

On Sunday, at least four people were burnt alive as a speeding car caught fire after crashing into a pole in Islamabad. According to the police, the accident occurred near Sangjani Multi Garden where a car rammed into a pole after which a fire broke out, leaving four including two kids and a woman dead on the spot.