In a freak mishap, one person was burnt alive and two others suffered serious injuries when the car they were travelling in fell off a bridge and caught fire.
The accident occurred near the Outer Ring Road, on Sunday. The car, bearing the number TN02 AN2628, slipped off the road and fell from the bridge.
The passersby rushed the injured to a nearby hospital where the latter's condition is said to be critical.
The identity of the deceased is yet to be established. (INN)