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Jaguar Car Catches Fire at Petrol Bunk; Driver Escapes with Girlfriend
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News18•08-10-2026, 08:33
Jaguar Car Catches Fire at Petrol Bunk; Driver Escapes with Girlfriend
- •A Jaguar car caught fire and was completely gutted while getting refueled at a petrol bunk in Jojuvadi near Hosur.
- •The driver, Sanjay, mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while reversing, crashing into the pump and triggering the fire.
- •Sanjay and his girlfriend fled the scene immediately after the incident, and Attibele police have taken the driver into custody.
- •Fire tenders from both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka rushed to the spot and successfully extinguished the fire, averting a major disaster.
- •In a separate incident in Anekal, a bike rider died on the spot after a tipper lorry ran over him near Aavadadenahalli Gate.
Key Questions Answered
The fire started when the driver, Sanjay, mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to reverse the car, causing it to crash into the petrol pump at high speed and trigger a spark from the nozzle.
The Jaguar car belongs to a person named Sanjay from Kudlu village.
No fatalities were reported from the incident, though a bunk staff member named Kumar sustained minor injuries to his leg, and the driver and his girlfriend fled the scene before police took Sanjay into custody.
