A high-end car caught fire after allegedly colliding with a fuel dispenser at a petrol bunk on Bengaluru-Hosur Road near Attibele on Wednesday night, injuring a bunk worker and prompting fire-service and police intervention. The driver was taken into custody after staff members reportedly stopped him from leaving the site.
The incident occurred at around 11 pm while vehicles were waiting to refuel, according to an eyewitness cited by Deccan Chronicle. The car was reportedly third in the queue when a bunk employee asked the driver whether he wanted petrol or diesel. The vehicle then suddenly moved towards the dispensing machine, which was uprooted in the collision and fell on a staff member.
The injured employee was identified as Gundu Kumar. He sustained injuries to his head and legs, according to the report. The collision was followed by sparks and a fire that engulfed the car. Petrol bunk personnel attempted to control the flames, but were unable to extinguish them, after which fire-force personnel were alerted and arrived to put out the blaze.
The driver was identified as Sanjay, a resident of Parappana Agrahara in Bengaluru. He was reportedly in an inebriated condition, although the report does not provide details of any medical examination or police findings confirming this. Police took him into custody after the incident, while a female passenger who was travelling with him escaped from the vehicle.
The eyewitness said Sanjay appeared to try to leave the location after the fire began, but was stopped by petrol bunk staff and handed over to the police. A bunk employee confirmed that two people, including the driver, had been inside the car.
The collision highlights the immediate safety risks created when moving vehicles, fuel dispensing equipment and people operate within a tightly confined space at petrol stations. The report does not state whether fuel leaked from the damaged dispenser, whether other vehicles or the station structure were affected, or what charges police may file.
The fire was recorded by passers-by on their mobile phones as the vehicle was reduced to ashes. Further details about the injured worker’s condition, the driver’s examination and the police case were not available in the supplied report.
