THRISSUR: One person died after an autorickshaw running on CNG caught fire in Gandhinagar in Thrissur. The preliminary assumption is that the deceased person is Pramod from Meluvalappu in Peringavu. The body was found in the back seat. A huge fire broke out from the autorickshaw. The suspicion is this is a case of suicide. No further details of the incident is available.

The autorickshaw was completely gutted in the fire. The auto was parked on a deserted road. The police and fire brigade reached the spot and took further action.

Last October, two people died when a CNG auto-rickshaw caught fire after being hit by a bus. The driver and passenger in the auto died. The incident took place on the sixth mile of Kannurടേ Koothuparamba. The deceased were Abhilash and Shijin of Kolavallur near Panoor.