Archive · 20 Jul 2026
Two Die in CNG Car Fire
Two men, Om Shukla and Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, were traveling back to Kanpur from Delhi when their CNG-powered car crashed into a road divider.
The crash caused the car to catch fire very quickly, trapping the men inside.
Firefighters took a long time to put out the fire, and when they did, they found the men's bodies inside the car.
The police are still trying to figure out exactly what caused the crash, but they think it might have been because the driver was going too fast or maybe even fell asleep.
The men's bodies have been sent for a special examination, and the car was moved from the road to let traffic go through again.
Two men died in a car fire on the Kanpur-Etawah highway in Kanpur Dehat district.
The car, a CNG-powered Volkswagen Vento, crashed into a road divider and burst into flames.
Firefighters took 90 minutes to control the blaze and recovered two charred bodies.
The victims were identified as Om Shukla (23) and Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, both residents of Kanpur.
Preliminary investigation suggests overspeeding or driver fatigue may have caused the crash.
- Who
- Om Shukla (23) and Gurpreet Singh Dhillon
- What
- A CNG-powered car burst into flames after colliding with a road divider.
- When
- Early Monday morning
- Where
- Kanpur-Etawah highway in Derapur, Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Preliminary investigation suggests overspeeding or driver fatigue may have caused the crash.
Driver Fatigue
Overspeeding
Accident Cause
Driver Fatigue
The driver may have dozed off, leading to the crash.
Overspeeding
Overspeeding may have caused the car to lose control.
- Location
- Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh
- Vehicle
- Volkswagen Vento (CNG-powered)
- Victims
- Om Shukla (23) and Gurpreet Singh Dhillon
- Time of Incident
- Early Monday morning
- Investigation Status
- Under investigation, CCTV footage being analyzed
- Post-Mortem
- Bodies sent for examination
- Fire Control Time
- 90 minutes