A scary video has come out from Jaipur, Rajasthan. A moving car suddenly caught fire here. In the video, it can be seen how the burning car is running on the road. The surrounding people are also fleeing because of this fear. Several vehicles drive in front of the car. The car driver saved his life by pulling the handbrake and jumping out of the car. The fire brigade reached the spot after being informed about the incident and after about half an hour of effort, the fire was brought under control.
A car engulfed in flames came out from between the vehicles The incident of catching fire in a moving car took place around half past two in the afternoon. The car was going towards Mansarovar via MI Road. The car took the elevated road from Ajmeri Pulia. By the time the car reached Sodala Charrasta, it caught fire. After this, the burning car continued to run from Sodala Charrasta to Shyam Nagar Vegetable Market i.e. a distance of more than 300 meters. Meanwhile, many vehicles were passing through the elevated road. Drivers passing by the burning car were shocked.
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The driver barely survived The driver got down from the car before it caught fire. It was not burnt. While the burning cars sped away, several drivers were saved. Other drivers were seen trying to escape from the burning car. Hundreds of people saw the burning car running. In the video, it is clearly seen that a motorcycle gets hit by a burning car. Fortunately, the rider had already jumped off the bike.
The driver stopped the car first, the car started moving on its own when the fire started The car was on fire. That car belonged to Jeetendra Jangid, a resident of Mansarovar, Jaipur. Jitendra said that he had gone shopping at MI Road. I was passing through the elevated road while returning from shopping. On reaching Sodala Charrasta, the car smelled of burning, Jitendra stopped the car by applying hand brake. The plastic part of the car started burning and melting. Jitendra opened all four doors of the car. In no time, the bonnet of the car caught fire and then huge flames erupted. The hand brake was released due to the burnt wiring and the car started to move automatically. Beyond the Sodala Charrasta there was a steep incline to the elevated road. In such a situation, when the burning car started running fast on the slope, there was chaos on the road.
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