India, Dec. 25 -- A car caught fire near the Sector-16 traffic signal in Noida on Tuesday evening but its driver managed to move out in time and escaped without injuries, police said on Wednesday.

"The incident took place around 6 pm. The man was travelling from the Noida Sector-18 side towards Delhi and smoke began billowing from his car (Maruti Suzuki Dzire), prompting him to stop and get out of it, moments before it erupted in flames," said the station house officer (Sector 20 police station) Arvind Kumar told HT.

Several bystanders filmed the burning car and posted it on social media. Visuals show the car going up in flames in the middle of the busy road, leading to a brief traffic jam as a crowd gathers at the spot.

HT, however, c...