23-year-old dies in car fire

By Petra - Jan 31,2015 - Last updated at Jan 31,2015

AMMAN — A 23-year old man died of severe burns after his vehicle caught fire when it overturned and hit rocks on the side of the Bushra-Ramtha road, near the Irbid cemetery, the Civil Defence Department media office reported on Saturday.

Firefighters put out the blaze and took the body to Princess Basma Educational Hospital.

An investigation is under way to identify the cause of fire.

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