GURUGRAM: A 20-year-old Nathupur resident had a slender break out when his Royal Enfield Bullet Classic 350 bike burst into flames as he was once riding it towards Ardee City within the night on Tuesday. The twist of fate took place close to the DLF 1 Rapid metro station.
When the shifting bike stuck hearth, the adolescence implemented brakes, at which the bike overturned, leaving the rider injured. The front a part of the bike was once gutted within the hearth. A document has been lodged at DLF 1 police station.
The incident took place round 6.35pm on Tuesday, when Nitin Yadav, resident of Block U, DLF three, was once going towards Ardee City from his house for some work.
As he reached the DLF 1 Rapid metro station, he spotted smoke flames and flames coming out from beneath the bike’s fuel tank.
He quickly implemented brakes, at which he misplaced keep watch over and the bike slipped and overturned in the middle of the street. Luckily, traffic was once gentle, and law enforcement officials in a PCR nearby reached the spot and rushed the injured adolescence to a close-by clinic.
The hearth brigade was once known as, regardless that, by the time they reached, a metro station guard had doused the flames the use of a fireplace extinguisher.
A fireplace brigade workforce that arrived shortly then took over. Traffic on the road crawled for some mins after the incident. However, no primary snarls were reported as police teams answered quickly and took keep watch over of the placement.
“The hearth brigade workforce reached the spot inside of 10 mins after being informed, and doused the fire. Yadav, won minor accidents and was once discharged from clinic after first aid. We have lodged a document of the incident,” mentioned inspector Kailash Devi, SHO, DLF 1 police station.
Yadav, who's pursuing a lab technician’s course after graduation, mentioned the incident was once surprising and could be the results of a short within the electric circuitry.
“When I spotted smoke coming out from beneath the fuel tank, I panicked and implemented brakes, but misplaced keep watch over of the bike and fell. I was injured, but police was once at hand to rush me to a clinic. It was once god’s grace that I escaped,” Yadav informed TOI.
When requested about possible explanation for the surprising hearth, Dhanna Lal, service head (north zone) at Royal Enfield India mentioned, “There could be many causes behind the fire, but in 90% circumstances, it effects from amendment carried out by means of owners after purchasing bikes. I will’t comment in this factor any further with out us getting a document on the incident, and our workforce examining the unit.”
When the shifting bike stuck hearth, the adolescence implemented brakes, at which the bike overturned, leaving the rider injured. The front a part of the bike was once gutted within the hearth. A document has been lodged at DLF 1 police station.
The incident took place round 6.35pm on Tuesday, when Nitin Yadav, resident of Block U, DLF three, was once going towards Ardee City from his house for some work.
As he reached the DLF 1 Rapid metro station, he spotted smoke flames and flames coming out from beneath the bike’s fuel tank.
He quickly implemented brakes, at which he misplaced keep watch over and the bike slipped and overturned in the middle of the street. Luckily, traffic was once gentle, and law enforcement officials in a PCR nearby reached the spot and rushed the injured adolescence to a close-by clinic.
The hearth brigade was once known as, regardless that, by the time they reached, a metro station guard had doused the flames the use of a fireplace extinguisher.
A fireplace brigade workforce that arrived shortly then took over. Traffic on the road crawled for some mins after the incident. However, no primary snarls were reported as police teams answered quickly and took keep watch over of the placement.
“The hearth brigade workforce reached the spot inside of 10 mins after being informed, and doused the fire. Yadav, won minor accidents and was once discharged from clinic after first aid. We have lodged a document of the incident,” mentioned inspector Kailash Devi, SHO, DLF 1 police station.
Yadav, who's pursuing a lab technician’s course after graduation, mentioned the incident was once surprising and could be the results of a short within the electric circuitry.
“When I spotted smoke coming out from beneath the fuel tank, I panicked and implemented brakes, but misplaced keep watch over of the bike and fell. I was injured, but police was once at hand to rush me to a clinic. It was once god’s grace that I escaped,” Yadav informed TOI.
When requested about possible explanation for the surprising hearth, Dhanna Lal, service head (north zone) at Royal Enfield India mentioned, “There could be many causes behind the fire, but in 90% circumstances, it effects from amendment carried out by means of owners after purchasing bikes. I will’t comment in this factor any further with out us getting a document on the incident, and our workforce examining the unit.”
Bullet catches fire while on move, rider has lucky escape
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