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The incident occurred in Dasaraguppe village near Srirangapatna on Friday.
Shivaramu (73) and Ananthaiah were on their way from Mysuru on a TVS Jupiter scooter for a relative’s housewarming ceremony in K Bettahalli Village in Pandavapura Taluk. When they were approaching Dasaraguppe village, a huge fire engulfed the scooter.
By the time they could get away, the fire had caught on and both received burn injuries.
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A leak in the petrol tank is believed to have started and fuelled the fire.
Video footage of the horrific incident has since gone viral.