Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh): A moving Scorpio car caught fire in Ashoknagar on Thursday morning.

The injured were identified as Jai Narayan Bairagi, resident of Bina; Virendra Raikwar, Aman Bansal, Krishna Vishwakarma, JD Valmiki and one unknown youth.

After the accident, one of the passengers sustained severe injuries, who was pulled out of the car and the entire car was engulfed by fire within a short period. However, five other passengers had developed minor injuries.

According to information, all six passengers were going from Bina to Ashoknagar on Thursday morning in Scorpio. When Jai Narayan Bairagi was driving, the car tire suddenly burst and the car went out of the driver's control. Following this, the car overturned thrice and then caught fire. The five passengers came out one by one as soon as the spark ignited in the car and suffered minor injuries.

One passenger sustained severe injuries

However, one of the passengers named JD Valmiki got struck in the car. Upon information, the Piprai police and fire brigade vehicles reached the spot immediately and then pulled JD Valmiki out of the car. As soon as he was taken out of the car, the car was burnt to ashes. He sustained severe injuries.

After this, the fire brigade extinguished the fire. The police then sent the injured to the hospital where first-aid was given to all of the passengers while JD Valmiki was referred to Bhopal for treatment.