A father-son duo was killed in a freak accident after the local fireworks they bought for Deepawali celebrations exploded in the motorbike they were travelling. The incident occurred on Thursday night.

K.A Kalaniesan, 37, and his son Pradesh, 7, were travelling on the motorbike with two bags full of country made firecrackers bought from Ariyankuppam in Tamil Nadu. The area is famous for cheap high decibel firecrackers and the duo was travelling to Koonemideu in Villupuram district bordering Puducherry.