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JAGIROAD: A car bearing registration no. AS01 FZ 5724 fell into a roadside ditch at about 2.30 a.m. on Wednesday. Sources said that the locals of Chenimari village under Jagiroad Police Station found a car floating. Thereafter, the cops were immediately informed.
Police later recovered the car and found that it was owned by a well-known businessman from Guwahati named Sukhbinder Singh. The owner said that while he was travelling from Morigaon, two motorcycles overtook a truck and came in front of his Audi car, and the vehicle got off the road when Sukhvinder Singh was trying to save them.
The vehicle slowly went downhill and sank, he said. However, the owner, Sukhvinder Singh, managed to get out of the vehicle.
Meanwhile, in a shocking incident that unfolded earlier last month, a four-wheeler vehicle reportedly caught fireon National Highway 27 at Simlaguri in Barpeta Road.
A Maruti Alto 800, carrying five passengers, including a child and two women, was suddenly engulfed in flames. Fortunately, no casualties were reported as all of them managed to escape unharmed.
The owner of the vehicle bearing registration number AS 01 EU 7533 had been identified as Masood Saddam, hailing from Manikpur in Bongaigaon district.
Saddam was returning to Manikpur from Guwahati with his wife, nephew (minor by age), and nephew-in-law, who was behind the steering.
The driver felt the vehicle's interior heating up as they were about to reach Barpeta road. The occupants were left panicking as they were concerned about their safety.
As a result, the driver immediately stopped the vehicle, following which, it suddenly caught fire. The burning car was quickly evacuated, thereby avoiding injuries to the passengers.
The fire brigade was immediately called and they managed to douse the flames. However, valuable items such as mobile phones, important documents, and clothes were completely destroyed as the four-wheeler was completely gutted in the fire.
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