India, April 29 -- An auto-rickshaw driver was charred to death after his three-wheeler allegedly exploded on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway near Rajiv Chowk early Tuesday, police said, adding the vehicle was moving at the time of the incident.

The incident took place between 1.15am and 1.40am when the three-wheeler, registered with the Gurugram regional transport authority, was travelling towards Jaipur. Commuters alerted the police control room and helped rescue the critically injured driver, who was taken to a private hospital in Sector 5. Firefighters reached the spot and doused the flames within 30 minutes. No passengers were inside the vehicle at the time.

Police said the driver suffered over 70% burn injuries and died during treatme...