20130623 India BMW catches fire, Chennai businessman burnt alive
India Jun 22 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 1 to 9
BMW catches fire, Chennai businessman burnt alive
Updated: 2013-06-24-04:17
HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old businessman from Chennai was burnt alive and two of his friends were injured when a BMW car that they were travelling in fell off the Outer Ring Road ramp at Pedda Amberpet in Hyderabad and caught fire on Sunday afternoon.
The victim was identified as Manoj, 25, from Chennai, while his friends Vasu and Ravi are from Hyderabad. The car that they were travelling in (TN 02 AL 2628) fell off the ramp at 1.30pm, when they were heading to Vijayawada.
Manoj went to Hyderabad a week ago to invest in a hotel and he had temporarily moved into a flat in the city.
Vasu, a software engineer in Madhapur, was driving the car from Gachibowli to Pedda Amberpet and lost control while negotiating a curve on the ORR ramp right before the tollgate at Pedda Amberpet. The vehicle toppled on the roadside after crashing through a safety railing.
Due to the high-speed collision, the rear portion of the car caught fire and the occupants cried out for help. Tollgate staff and locals rushed to the spot and managed to pull out Ravi and Vasu from the vehicle. “Manoj was stuck between the car and a portion of the railing which pierced through the car. By the time people could reach Manoj, flames had engulfed him and he was dead,” police said.
The injured were rushed to a hospital and police said they were out of danger.
“We are yet to ascertain if Vasu was driving under the influence of alcohol. A blood sample has been collected to check the blood alcohol level and a case was registered under section 304-A (causing death by rash or negligent act) and 337 (causing hurt by an act which endangers human life) of the IPC against him,” police said.
Websource:The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/BMW-catches-fire-Chennai-businessman-burnt-alive/articleshow/20735759.cms
Date:2013-06-24
Country:India