MUZAFFARNAGAR: At least six people were burnt alive after their car caught fire following a collision with an electric pole on the Shamli highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Monday, police said.“On receiving information, police personnel rushed to the spot along with fire brigade teams and launched a rescue operation,” superintendent of police (Rural) Akshay Sanjay told news agency PTI.“The occupants were taken to the district hospital, where doctors declared them dead,” he added.The deceased are yet to be identified, and police are making efforts to establish their identities and inform their families, the officer said.According to preliminary information, the victims were travelling from Haryana’s Hisar to Haridwar when the accident occurred, police said.Local residents said the occupants were trapped inside the car after it caught fire.(With agency inputs)