Four people charred to death as BMW caught fire in Ahmedabad

Four people were charred to death after a BMW luxury car in which they were traveling for a test drive caught fire following collision with a truck on the outskirts of the city today evening, police said.

The incident occurred on the Ring road highway near Ognaj village when the car after dashing into a moving truck from behind caught fire, they said.

“All the four persons, who were employees of Ahmedabad’s SG Highway based BMW dealer Parsoli Motors were charred to death,” police said.

After the car caught fire, none of the four persons inside the car could come out as the car had central locking system. The Fire Brigade could pull out the bodies only after cutting the hood with the help of hidrolic instruments.

The deceased have been identified as Dipal Soni, Yasin Sheikh, Sharad Adhare and Azam Pathan.

A case has been registered and Sarkhej Police is investigating the case.