Hansi (Balwinder Singh): A planned religious visit to Haridwar ended in tragedy after six young men from Haryana’s Hansi district lost their lives when their car rammed into an electricity pole and caught fire on Monday morning in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district.
The accident took place on the Panipat-Khatima National Highway, around 25 kilometres from Muzaffarnagar. The victims were travelling in a Hyundai Aura when the vehicle reportedly went out of control and collided with the roadside electricity pole. The impact was followed by a massive fire that engulfed the car, leaving all six occupants trapped inside.
The deceased have been identified as Sahil (20), Aman (21), Ajay (21), Ankit (21), another Ankit (21) and Rahul (23). Four of them belonged to Rakhigarhi village, while the remaining two were residents of Moth Rangran village in Hansi district.
According to details shared by villagers, Ankit and Rahul were brothers. Aman, Ajay and one of the youths named Ankit were students, while Sahil, Rahul and the other Ankit were self-employed.
The group had reportedly left their homes around midnight without informing their families about the journey. They were heading towards Haridwar to take a holy dip in the Ganga on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya. Their families had no information about the trip until news of the fatal accident reached them.
Som Kumar, father of Sahil, said his son was behind the wheel at the time of the accident. He added that Sahil had borrowed the Hyundai Aura from a person named Praveen two days earlier.
Villagers said the six were close friends who had decided to travel after celebrating Diwali together. The sudden loss has plunged both villages into mourning, with several family members struggling to come to terms with the tragedy. Some relatives have already travelled to Uttar Pradesh to bring the bodies back home.
Following the crash, local police and fire brigade teams rushed to the scene and worked to extinguish the flames. However, the fire had completely engulfed the vehicle, leaving the bodies severely charred and beyond immediate recognition.
The incident has left the families and residents of Rakhigarhi and Moth Rangran devastated, turning what was intended to be a religious pilgrimage into a heartbreaking tragedy.
