Close Shave For Driver As Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash In Gua Musang
Gua Musang District Police Chief Supt Sik Choon Foo in a statement here today said in the 9.15 pm incident, the engine of the Honda Accord driven by the 25-year-old man began to spark and then ignited.
He said police were alerted to the road accident involving a car travelling from Kampung Limau Kasturi towards Gua Musang.
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