Published: Saturday July 4, 2009 MYT 8:22:00 PM
Updated: Saturday July 4, 2009 MYT 8:23:18 PM
Man burnt to death after his gas-driven car explodes
By STEVEN DANIEL
SUBANG JAYA: A taxi driver is believed to have burnt to death after his car, which was using natural gas, exploded in a car park at an apartment in Serdang Jaya on Saturday.
K. Mailvaganan, 43, was found slumped in the front seat of the Proton Waja car at about 6.45am by police officers who went to the scene upon receiving reports of an explosion at the Skyvilla Apartment.
It is learnt that the driver might have fallen asleep inside the car with the engine running.
A security guard at the apartment said he heard the loud explosion before seeing a cloud of black smoke from one of the CCTV images.
Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said that based on initial police investigations, there was no element of foul play.
“Nevertheless, we are still waiting the post mortem result from the Serdang Hospital before deciding the cause of death,” he said.
Three other vehicles parked near the car were also destroyed in the blaze.
He urged anyone with information of the incident to contact the nearest police station to assist in police investigations.
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