Mangalore, August 5: A 30 year old driver had a miraculous escape as a Maruti Omni car he was driving suddenly caught fire on Friday morning in the city.
The car, bearing registration number KA-01 M-1398, had just moved a few metres after undergoing repairs in a garage near SCS hospital, when the incident occurred.
Driver Suresh said that he immediately got out of the car upon spotting the fire, and within a few minutes, the vehicle engulfed in flames.
Though the exact cause for the fire in not known, Alvin, the owner of the Omni opined that the tragedy might have been caused by a short circuit. An LPG cylinder was also there in the Omni, which has dual-fuel system.
The impact of the accident was such that the Maruti Omni car reduced to an empty body.
A case has been registered at Kadri Police station.
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