Man burns to death after vehicle catches fire, rams into tree

KOTA KINABALU: A man was burnt to death after the vehicle he was travelling in caught fire and rammed into a tree near the state capital here.

According to eyewitnesses, the man was trying to put out fire caught on his front seats believed to be caused by a lit cigarette when he lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a tree in the 9.20pm incident on Tuesday.