Spotted by JuliaM in the York Press:
A MAN had to flee his burning car, in a fire that is believed to have been caused by a collision with a badger.
The 20-year-old raised the alarm after running out of his Vauxhall Corsa just before it burst into flames on a road near Leavening, close to Malton, at about 10.45pm on Friday. The side of his face was slightly singed but he did not suffer any other injuries.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire is thought to have started because the impact of the collision with the badger caused hot brakes to become loose, igniting flammable parts of the Corsa’s engine.
A grim document
10 hours ago
4 comments:
I wouldn't want to be contradicting the experts but that must have been some Vauxhall Corsa if its brakes can get hot enough to ignite things. Ordinary car or motorbike brakes would stop working well before they got to that sort of temperature.
Sounds well dodgy to me.... 20 yr old, late Friday evening, hot brakes, fried badger... hmm. Forgive me if this sounds uncharitable, but, er, insurance job?
I don't think the issues in this case are black and white.
Brock's Fireworks.
Was the badger smoking ?
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