On CCTV, Crackers-Laden Scooter Bursts Into Flames, Father, Son Killed
NDTV
CCTV footage shows a two-wheeler suddenly bursting into flames just as it turns a corner near a police barricade.
A man and his son were charred to death in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district on Thursday after the country-made firecrackers they were carrying on a two-wheeler exploded. The incident was reported in the Villupuram district on Thursday when Diwali was being celebrated across the country.
CCTV footage of the incident has since gone viral. It shows a two-wheeler suddenly bursting into flames just as it turns a corner near a police barricade. It appears to have damaged a few vehicles nearby. Moments before the explosion, another two-wheeler is seen crossing the spot from the opposite direction.
"The boy was seated on two bundles of firecrackers kept tightly tied in the front of the two-wheeler. We believe that friction and pressure led to the explosion," An officer investigating the accident told NDTV. "The sudden appearance of the other two-wheelers from the opposite side could have led to a jerk, causing friction," he added.
Three others, including the person on the two-wheeler coming on the opposite side, suffered injuries.
