India, Dec. 13 -- Two men were charred to death on Friday, after a 14-wheeler dumper truck in which they were travelling caught fire after falling from the elevated section of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway in Nuh, said police.

Police identified the deceased as Ranjeet Singh, 57, a resident of Neemli village in Tijara, Alwar and Mohammad Parvez, 24, of Deeg, both in Rajasthan. Singh was driving the truck while Parvez was the co-driver.

According to police, the empty truck was travelling to Neemli from Noida when the crash took place near Gujar Nagla village in Firozpur Jhirka between 4.30am and 4.45am.

A senior police officer said the truck veered off course and ended up ramming the concrete wall of the expressway.

"The truck veered off ...