2 forest rangers among 4 charred to death inside car

Four persons including two forest rangers were charred to death after the vehicle in which they were traveling caught fire in Simaria police station area of Chatra district today, police said.

The owner of the car, a contractor, was driving it when the four-wheeler caught fire near Kurmali jungle probably due to short-circuit.

The panicked driver applied brakes but the vehicle rammed into a tree before coming to a stop, police said adding that the fire spread all through the car before anyone could come out.

The contractor died on the spot while three others succumbed to their injuries on way to hospital.

The victims included district forest rangers B N Ram and Motilal Seth, police said.

They were going to Hazaribagh for a programme.

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