India, March 12 -- In a tragic mishap, a man was charred to death after the vehicle he was driving suddenly caught fire in Paradip in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district on Tuesday.

The incident took place on Chandikhole-Paradip State Highway 53 late in the night around 10.45 pm. The identity of the deceased is yet to be established.

As per reports, the car, a Honda i20 bearing registration numebr OD05-AJ-8592, was heading towards Paradip when it suddenly went up in flames near Pitambarpur village in Biswali. Locals who witnessed the horrifying incident in the middle of the road said the incident was so sudden that the driver could not rescue himself and was burnt alive. They immediately informed Paradip Lock Police nearby and the Kujang...