Bhopal, March 29 -- Three members of a family, including a kid, were burnt alive and two others sustained critical burn wounds, as their car lost control and caught fire after falling into a roadside pit in the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh around midnight on Saturday.
According to the police, the incident occurred near the Kelwari square on the Baihar-Malajkhand road at around 11.50 pm.
Police said that Seetam Kelkar (30) is a resident of Paraswada, and owns a welding shop at Pauni in Malajkhand. He had come to his village two days ago with his wife and son.
On Saturday night, he was returning to Pauni with his wife, son, and parents, along with the daughter of one the family's neighbours. All six were travelling in a hatchback ca...