{
  "id": 7003236,
  "title": "Burning Car Drama At Choithram Square; Driver Suffers 40% Burns In Indore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/burning-car-drama-at-choithram-square-driver-suffers-40-burns-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T21:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/burning-car-drama-at-choithram-square-driver-suffers-40-burns-in-indore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indore, Madhya Pradesh witnessed a dramatic car fire incident on Saturday afternoon near Choithram Square. The unfortunate driver, Rupesh Yadav, sustained severe burns, approximately 40%, in the fiery mishap. Trapped inside his moving vehicle, Yadav was rescued by traffic police personnel who smashed the windows to pull him out. The incident occurred around 12:30 pm as Yadav journeyed from his residence towards his shop near Choithram Hospital via Rajendra Nagar.\n\nUpon receiving a call about the blaze, Inspector Sumit Biloniya and his team promptly rushed to the scene. Recognizing the trapped driver, Assistant Sub Inspector JP Tiwari, Head Constable Kamal, and Constable Vijay attempted to open the doors but found them locked. They had no choice but to shatter the windows and successfully carried out the rescue within minutes. Yadav's condition is critical, and immediately after the rescue, he was transported to the hospital in a loading rickshaw due to heavy traffic congestion caused by the rain.\n\nPreliminary investigations indicate that the fire originated from a short circuit in the older-model vehicle’s wiring. Burnt cash, stored inside the car, was also recovered from the scene. While the exact cause of the incident is still under further investigation, the temporary impact on traffic at the busy square lasted roughly 10 to 15 minutes as the passage was cleared by the traffic personnel.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A driver sustained severe burn injuries on Saturday afternoon after his moving car caught fire near Choithram Square under the Rajendra Nagar police station jurisdiction. The victim was trapped inside the car and was rescued by traffic police personnel who smashed the vehicle’s windows to pull him out. According to the police, the injured driver has been identified as…",
  "key_points": [
    "Rupesh Yadav, driver, suffers 40% burns in car fire",
    "Traffic police rescue trapped driver at Choithram Square",
    "Fire caused by short circuit in older-model vehicle"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}