An NGV-fuelled commuter van exploded yesterday, wounding the driver who was sleeping inside with air-conditioning turned on while parked on the shoulder of Vibhavadi Rangsit highway in Din Daeng area.
Somchart Ramma, 34, sustained burns and ear injury from the explosion, which tore the chassis and shattered the windows. The van carried passengers between Bangkok and Prachin Buri.
Police quoted the co-driver as saying that a short circuit in the air conditioner might have triggered the explosion, after sparking off NGV gas that was possibly leaking into the van.
Officers said the explosion could have been worse if the NGV tank had exploded.