Arvalli, October 9: A couple, their six-year-old daughter and 150 goats and sheep were charred to death when a truck they were travelling in caught fire after coming in contact with an overhead high-tension wire in Gujarat's Arvalli district on Monday, police said. The fire engulfed the vehicle carrying three members of a shepherd family from Rajasthan and their livestock in Bamanwad village at around 9 am, an official from Tintoi police station said.

The incident took place when the truck driver turned the vehicle towards a grazing land, over which a high-tension wire was running, sub-inspector Komal Rathod said. Maharashtra Cylinder Blast Video: Fire Breaks Out in Pimpri Chinchwad Following Multiple LPG Cylinder Explosion.

Truck Catches Fire in Gujarat

"The truck came in contact with the high-tension wire and was engulfed in flames after a short-circuit that killed three members of a family and 150 goats and sheep," Rathod said. The couple was in the age group of 25 to 30 years, and their identity is yet to be ascertained, she said.