Gruesome road accident ends in fatal blaze, stokes fear in Udon Thani community

[snoop1130]

 

An unidentified 45 year old man suffered an untimely death when an apparently minor car accident escalated into a horrifying blaze. The incident, which left locals unable to assist despite witnessing it first-hand, occurred yesterday on the road linking the villages of Sam Phrao and Nong Khae in Mueang district in Udon Thani province.

 

At the scene, police discovered a completely burnt-out Mitsubishi Strada, registration number บว2368. In the driver’s seat was the dead man, half ejected from the door, suggesting he attempted to escape but failed. A grass cutter, believed to be the man’s, was later recovered from the roadside. It was revealed that the deceased man was a second-hand car dealer of Lao heritage, married to a local woman, and primarily worked selling mowed grass and timber.

 

Pol. Lt. Theeraphap Phukhansai, an investigating official of the Udon Thani City Police Station, speculated the car might have ignited due to an engine malfunction or contact between leaking fuel and a broken electrical line. The blaze may also have originated from the exposed exhaust pipe, given the presence of a lawnmower in the passenger compartment. However, further investigation is still underway to confirm the cause, reported KhaoSod.

 

By Nattapong Westwood

Caption: Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/road-deaths/gruesome-road-accident-ends-in-fatal-blaze-stokes-fear-in-udon-thani-community

 

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[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

speculated the car might have ignited due to an engine malfunction or contact between leaking fuel and a broken electrical line. The blaze may also have originated from the exposed exhaust pipe, given the presence of a lawnmower in the passenger compartment. However, further investigation is still underway to confirm the cause,

Keep guessing...

[RobU]

Stokes fear in the community? Why?Pure 1950's American tabloid style trash reporting