Ambedkar Konaseema, Feb. 22 -- A car caught fire and was completely gutted in the Konaseema district in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, police said.

The incident took place on National Highway 216A near Madiki village in the Alamuru mandal.

According to the police, the incident occurred due to a technical fault in the vehicle. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the mishap.

The vehicle was being driven by Kusume Chiranjeevi. He was travelling from Kothapeta to Rajamahendravaram railway station to pick up the car owner when the incident took place.

While driving near Madiki on NH-216A, locals alerted the driver after noticing thick smoke emanating from the rear side of the vehicle. Acting swiftly, Chiranjeevi pulled over the car to the...