11 passengers have narrow escape as car catches fire

Udaipur: Eleven passengers in a car, including four chidren and three women, had a narrow escape on Sunday when the vehicle en route from Deogarh to Chittorgarh suddenly caught fire and overturned after hitting a road divider.All the passengers were rescued by people near the spot who broke the car glasses to pull them out. People present on the spot informed the Chanderiya police and took the passengers to the district hospital. Two fire brigades from Chittorgarh reached the accident site and doused the fire.The car’s driver, Sohan Prajapat, 28, said that the family travelling in the car had planned to visit Chittorgarh and Shri Sanwaliya. They were on way from Deogarh to Chittorgarh but at Narela, a sudden fire broke out in the engine compartment. The driver said that in panic, instead of applying the brakes he pressed on the accelerator. The car hit a road divider and overturned, trapping the passengers inside.
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