By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Rawai – A Swedish driver and his daughter have survived after gasoline leaked out before his car caught fire in Rawai, Phuket.

The Chalong Police told the Phuket Express that they were notified of the accident yesterday (November 14th). The Swedish man was driving on Wiset Road heading to Rawai and gasoline was leaking out from the car before the vehicle started to catch fire.

 

The driver stopped the car at the Rawai Post Office and hit a wall. The car was heavily ablaze. Firefighters were called to the scene and it took about ten minutes to put out the fire. The car was significantly damaged by the fire.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/11/15/swedish-man-and-daughter-escape-burning-vehicle-in-phuket/

 

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I had the same thing happen after a badly converted Honda Civic to LPG, someone forgot to stop the petrol coming out of an unconnected pipe.

It looks like this Swedish man was driving a Swedish car

1 hour ago, TheFishman1 said:

It looks like this Swedish man was driving a Swedish car

...but probably maintained by a Thai

1 hour ago, TheFishman1 said:

It looks like this Swedish man was driving a Swedish car

very observant..i will Hotmail you an Elephant stamp.  ????

Luckily his Volvo tank protected him and his daughter until they could escape. Very happy to see that this isn't a story about people being seriously burned.