PTI Updated: Mar 18, 2017,
01.05 PM IST
CHENNAI: Former national racing champion Ashwin Sundar and
his wife Niveditha died in a mishap at MRC Nagar here today.
According to police sources, the car in which
the two were traveling caught fire after it hit a roadside tree. Sundar and his
wife were charred to death inside the vehicle, the police sources said.
The burning of the car was streamed live on
Facebook which instantly went viral on social media.
Police officials claimed that the racer's over
speeding was the reason behind the crash. Fire
and rescue services personnel from Mylapore also rushed to spot but it took
around half-an-hour to put out the fire.
FMSCI chief Akbar Ebrahim and former Indian F1
driver Karun Chadhok took to social media to share condolence messages.
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