Driver suffers minor burns after explosion causes ute fire

Fire Rescue Victoria Shepparton senior station officer Mark Vallance said the driver had already left the vehicle by the time crews arrived and understood they received minor burns.

According to Ambulance Victoria the driver was taken to hospital in Shepparton in a stable condition.

The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived and Mr Vallance said they found oxygen and acetylene cylinders on fire inside the cabin of ute.

“The driver said one of the cylinders was leaking and they went to turn it off and it exploded,” he said.

Fire crews spent half an hour cooling down the cylinders to remove the heat and make them safe.

Police redirected traffic heading in both directions on Numurkah Rd.