The recurring ‘accidental’ fires gutting cars and buses in Kerala pose a new challenge to the Motor Vehicles department (MVD).
Over a dozen vehicles caught fire in the past six months, although the casualties were low. In February this year, a pregnant woman and her husband were burned to death after the car they were traveling in caught fire. In the latest incident, a 35-year-old man was charred to death when a car caught fire and exploded at Kandiyoor, near Mavelikara in Alappuzha. On Tuesday, a person sustained burns as a moving car caught fire at Vakathanam in Kottayam.
Transport Minister Antony Raju told The Hindu that the department would convene a stakeholder meeting comprising vehicle manufacturers, experts, and MVD officials on August 17 to find a solution to the frequent accidental fires involving vehicles.
