India, Nov. 9 -- Six people were burnt alive after a car crashed into an electricity pole and a road divider before catching fire on the Panipat-Khatima National Highway in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district early on Monday, officials said.

The accident occurred at around 4.50 am, approximately 25 km from the Muzaffarnagar district headquarters, Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Akshay Sanjay Mahadik said.

Police received information about the accident and rushed to the spot. The six occupants were taken to a hospital by the Titawi police, but all of them had died.

"Six people travelling in the car were burnt. They were immediately shifted to hospital by the Titawi police. Efforts are underway to establish their identitie...