Overview
- Police say the crash happened early Monday morning on the Panipat–Khatima (Shamli) highway near Jagaheri when a car went out of control and then caught fire, leaving six people dead.
- Fire brigade and Titawi police officers reached the scene, recovered the bodies, took the injured to the district hospital where they were declared dead, and sent the remains for post-mortem.
- Preliminary reports identify the victims as travellers from Jind in Haryana heading from Hisar to Haridwar and confirm one victim was a child aged about 10–12 years.
- Eyewitness and local accounts differ on the crash sequence, with some saying the car hit a roadside electric pole and others saying it struck a divider and overturned, while a local report that the vehicle had a CNG kit has not been verified by police.
- Investigators are working to confirm identities, notify families and determine cause of loss of control; the outcome could lead to checks on vehicle fuel systems and renewed attention to highway safety on that route.