Etumanoor ∙ At the central intersection, the car hit the partition in front of the police station and went out of control. After the driver got out, the car caught fire. The accident happened at 11 last night. The accident happened while the car was on its way from Ernakulam to Kottayam. The vehicle went out of control and overturned. Locals lifted the vehicle and took the driver out.
Immediately, smoke and fire started coming from the engine side of the car. The vehicle was completely burned out. 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 at a nearby petrol station. As the fire spread, she retreated. A small vehicle from the fire brigade arrived and tried to put out the fire, but as this was not possible, a larger vehicle was brought in to put it out. Locals rushed the driver to the hospital.
English summary: The car crashed into the partition and caught fire