India, April 23 -- Two men and a pet dog were burnt to death after an allegedly speeding car rear-ended a van parked with a flat tyre on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Crossings Republik Township in Ghaziabad on Tuesday, police said. The collision caused both vehicles to erupt in flames.

The deceased men, both inside the van, are yet to be identified, police said.

Officials said a family travelling in the Maruti Celerio that crashed into the van - Shiv Kumar, 62, his wife Sunita, 54, and their daughter Babita, 28 - sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment at a hospital.

The crash took place around 1.30pm on the Delhi-bound carriageway when an Eeco van was parked roadside as its driver changed a flat tyre.

"The Eeco van had pu...