Car catches fire on Delhi-Meerut expressway near Ghazipur | Watch video
- A car caught fire on the Delhi-Meerut expressway in Ghazipur, bringing traffic to a complete standstill.
Traffic came to a standstill on the Delhi-Meerut expressway after a car caught fire near Ghazipur on Friday evening.
Visuals shared online showed flames pouring out of the windows as onlookers filmed the incident.
Earlier in October, a car had caught fire near the Ghazipur mandi in east Delhi.
This is not the first time that a car has caught fire on road.
Earlier this month, two persons travelling in a car were burnt alive after the vehicle caught fire in Hyderabad when the vehicle was proceeding to Bacharam from Ghatkesa. One of the deceased person was a man, while the body of the second person was completely burnt.
In December 2024, the driver of a car was charred to death after the vehicle caught fire in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.
In another incident in December, a moving luxury car was reduced to ashes within minutes after catching fire while in motion. The incident involving BMW occurred at Jogeshwari Bridge in the financial capital Mumbai.
In October, a moving car caught fire on a road in Jaipur. The people around the area panicked as the burning car went across the road.
In November 2024, a fire broke out in a moving car in New Delhi's Dwarka Sector-1. According to PTI, two people who were present in the car at the time of the incident escaped unhurt. Visuals showed the vehicle completely gutted in fire.
Moving car catches fire in Mumbai
In December 2024, a similar incident happened in Mumbai, where a moving BMW caught fire at Jogeshwari Bridge.
Accident on Dwarka Expressway
Why do cars catch fire
Cars can catch fire even without an accident due to mechanical failure. There can be a host of reasons such as damaged wiring or loose connections which can create sparks, leading to a fire.
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First Published:17 Jan 2025, 09:04 PM IST
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