Before firefighters could douse the fire, the car was completely gutted. The rescued person was sent to the Government Taluk Hospital at Walajah for treatment.
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Five persons, including two drivers, escaped unhurt after one of the cars they were travelling in caught fire, at Vannivedu village near Walajah town in Ranipet on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH-48) on Saturday.
The police said that two cars were proceeding towards Tirupattur from Chennai when one of the car drivers, K. Sankar, lost control of the vehicle and hit another car on the stretch.
As a result, the car that hit another vehicle caught fire. Immediately, five persons, including two drivers, Sankar and Mathivannan, got down from the vehicles. The incident happened around 1 p.m. Before firefighters from Ranipet could douse the fire, the car was completely gutted. The rescued person was sent to the Government Taluk Hospital at Walajah for treatment.
Police removed the charred vehicle from the carriageway to resume traffic movement. Police said that an electrical short circuit might be the reason for the accident. A case was registered by Walajah police and further probe is under way.
Published – October 19, 2025 05:45 am IST
