Car catches fire, man jumps out and runs to stop it in Gurugram
A video is getting viral on social media, a man in Gurugram is chasing a burning car on a flyover on Tuesday evening.
Police said, Rakesh Chandel, 44, was going sec 25 to distribute Diwali gifts. When returning home, his car which he was driving suddenly caught fire. He is an employee of a manpower firm in Manesar, had a narrow escape, police said. In the video, Chandel is seen running behind car before the vehicle hit an auto on the Rajeev Chowk flyover, towards Hero Honda Chowk. Chandel said he heard some noise and stopped to check what happened with the car. "I got down and checked all tires yet they were OK. On the other hand, I started the car and drove towards the flyover however inside seconds a similar sound begun originating from the car," he said. Chandel got down again and opened the car bonnet however couldn't find the issue. He again began and when the car reached the flyover, he heard a sound and seen flames. "I tried to apply brakes yet they had failed. I hopped out of the car. Despite the fact that I applied hand brakes yet the auto didn't stop," said Chandel. Chandel said he called police control room, fire station and his boss to report the episode. A PCR reached the spot inside minutes and they attempted to stop the moving car however failed. The car slammed into an auto-rickshaw that was coming from the wrong side. IS Kashyap , associate divisional fire officer from area 29 fire station, said they had sent a fire delicate. "I was yelling for help yet individuals were busy to record the incident in videos, I was going to faint and nobody came to help. No one even shared drinking water to me," said Chandel. A case has been enlisted under area 174 of the code of criminal technique (CrPC) at the Sadar police post. Read the full article
