K.R. Pet, Jan. 24 -- Car speeds over horse gram and ragi crops that were laid on the road for threshing by farmers

A family from Bengaluru had a miraculous escape after the car in which they were travelling caught fire when the vehicle speeded over horse gram and ragi crops that were laid on the road for threshing by farmers in K.R. Pet yesterday.

The tradition of threshing paddy, horse gram and ragi crops on roads to separate the crop from the sheaves cause accidents on roads and Highways.As harvesting season reaches its peak in January, farmers use main and interior roads to thresh harvested crop in order to obtain the grains.

Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of grain from the husks and straw to which it is attac...