Man seriously injured as mobile explodes while speaking

A 30-year-old man was seriously injured after his mobile phone exploded when he was speaking to a relative while riding a bike, police said here Monday

Arumugam had tucked the phone in his helmet and was speaking to the relative while riding his motorcycle Sunday when it exploded, they said.

He managed to bring the bike to a halt before losing consciousness.

Local people rushed to the spot and got him admitted to a hospital, police said.