TN: Caught on CCTV footage, father-son charred to death on scooter after firecrackers burst

The incident was reported in the Villupuram district on Thursday when Diwali was being celebrated across the country and the video of the CCTV footage went viral on social media on Friday.

The video shows a two-wheeler suddenly bursting into flames just as it crossed a police barricade.

Another person on a two-wheeler approaching from the wrong side could be seen losing control and falling down on the road.

 "The boy was seated on two bundles of firecrackers kept tightly tied in the front of the two-wheeler. We believe that friction and pressure led to the explosion," an officer investigating the accident told NDTV.

"The sudden appearance of the other two-wheelers from the opposite side could have led to a jerk, causing friction," he added.

Three others, including the person on the two-wheeler coming on the opposite side, sustained injuries.

The father and son who died have been identified as Kalainesan (35), who worked at an automobile parts company, and his son Pradesh (7).

According to reports, they had bought the country-made crackers from neighbouring Puducherry, his hometown, and were heading to adjoining Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district to celebrate Diwali.