Yogesh K Porwar & Sunil Lohan
A 14-year-old girl was charred to death while four other sustained injuries in a freak road accident occurred between a van and a car in the outskirts of the city on Sunday night.
The accident occurred near Madawara toll gate on Tumakuru highway at around 10 pm.Due to the impact the van carrying eight people belonging to the same family were returning home after attending a family function.
A speeding car crashed into the van from behind and due to the impact the car was rolled thrice and overturned before fire broke out in the car.
As a result,Divya was charred to death while her relatives identified as Naman,Sunitha and Mayank sustained severe injuries.
The fire was triggered due to leakage in the petrol tank and sparks caused due to van rolling over many times, the police, said .
Three accused in the car also injured but escaped soon after the accident,before the passers-by rushed to the victim’s help.
The Madanayakanahalli police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to the hospital while efforts are on to track down the accused .