Driver injured in car crash in Dubai

A taxi drive was injured when his car was engulfed by fire after it crashed into another vehicle in Dubai on Wednesday night.

A YouTube video published by Arabic daily Emarat Alyoum shows the car was on fire after the crash near Dubai Health City behind Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Civil defence operations chief Lt Colonel Ali Al Mutawa said passers-by helped the driver out of his car before it exploded into a ball of fire. The driver has suffered some injuries.