Etumanoor ∙ At the central junction, the car hit the divider in front of the police station and lost control. After the driver got out, the car caught fire. The incident happened at 11 last night. The accident happened when the car was coming from Ernakulam to Kottayam. The vehicle went out of control and overturned. Locals picked up the vehicle and brought out the driver.
Immediately, smoke and fire started coming from the engine side of the car. The vehicle was completely burnt. To avoid the accident, the police came and blocked the road and informed the Kottayam Fire Rescue Sena. They tried to put out the fire using fire extinguishers from the nearby petrol pump. As the fire spread, he retreated. A small vehicle from the fire brigade arrived and tried to extinguish the fire, but as it was not possible, a larger vehicle was brought in to extinguish it. The locals rushed the driver to the hospital.
English Summary: Car crashed into a divider and caught fire
