MIRI: A motorist in his 40s survived a brush with death when he drove into a streetlight at Jalan Padang Kerbau here at about 10.30pm on Monday.
It is learnt that the lone driver was trying to avoid a collision with an oncoming car that had veered into his lane, but ended up ramming the streetlight which caused his car to burst into flames.
A team of seven firemen from Lopeng Fire and Rescue Station rushed to the scene after receiving a call at 10.44pm.
The firemen reached the scene at 10.50pm, controlled the fire by 10.56pm and ended their operation at 11pm.
The car was 80 per cent burnt.