Alappuzha: A man was killed when his car caught fire in Mavelikkara’s Kandiyoor all of a sudden when he was reportedly trying to park the vehicle.

The accident happened at 12.45 am on Monday.

Krishna Prakash (Kannan) (35), from Kinnetum Kattil in Alappuzha’s Karazhama, was living in a rented accommodation at 'Pulimood Jyoti house'. The car exploded with a loud noise as Prakash was parking the vehicle at his house.

Prakash, who runs a computer firm near Mavelikara Girls School, lived with his brother Sivaprakash.

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The neighbours were startled to hear a thunderous blast in the middle of the night. They were shocked to find the car turned into a ball of fire. None could go near it.

“The house is near the road in an elevated position and it suddenly caught fire when he was trying to park it inside the shed through the elevated portion. The blast was so massive that the leaves of the mango tree nearby got burnt,” said a neighbour.

Meanwhile, the Motor Vehicle officers are yet to ascertain the cause of the accident.

“We inspected the engine of the car and could find no fault. The fuse and so forth were intact, except the probability of a short circuit in the engine. In fact, the huge fire started from the back end. The rear portion of the vehicle was completely gutted,’ said Prasanna Kumar N, assistant motor vehicle inspector.

"A probe is on; the exact reason is yet to be identified," he said.