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Jaguar Catches Fire at Petrol Station Near Bengaluru After Driver Presses Accelerator
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News18•08-10-2026, 12:30
Jaguar Catches Fire at Petrol Station Near Bengaluru After Driver Presses Accelerator
- •A Jaguar car caught fire at a petrol station near Attibele on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border.
- •The driver, Sanjay, allegedly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while reversing.
- •The car hit the fuel pump, triggering a fire that quickly spread across the petrol station.
- •A station worker was seriously injured by the reversing car, while a female passenger escaped safely.
- •Fire engines from both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu successfully extinguished the blaze and police took the driver into custody.
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The driver, Sanjay, allegedly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while reversing the vehicle, causing it to crash into the petrol pump and trigger a fire.
No fatalities or deaths were reported from the incident, although a station worker sustained injuries after being struck by the reversing car.
Fire engines from both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were deployed to extinguish the blaze, and Attibele police took the driver, Sanjay, into custody for investigation.
