India, April 8 -- A 42-year-old man was charred to death when his car caught fire on his way back home on Monday night, police said.

The incident occurred on the Bijwasan Flyover near Dwarka Expressway, police said.

According to police, their control room received a call around 10:30pm in which the caller said that a car was engulfed in flames with a family trapped inside. When the staff from Kapashera police station reached the spot, they discovered a car which had caught fire.

The fire brigade was called to the spot which managed to bring the fire under control.

However, upon inspecting the car, authorities found a half-burnt body in the driver's seat.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the car was travelling from Bijwasan Fly...