MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A man with a history of violent behaviour intentionally crashed a car filled with gasoline containers into a Connecticut hospital emergency room on Thursday and then set himself on fire, authorities said. The driver, 27-year-old Steven Ellam, of Middletown, was critically burned in the crash and fire at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. He was flown about 40 miles (64 km) to Bridgeport Hospital, where he was being treated in the burn unit. Middletown Mayor Dan Drew said the car contained cans of flammable liquid, which were being examined. The front of the car burst into flames and the driver set himself on fire before he got out of the vehicle, police said.

Source: National Post February 22, 2018 17:43 UTC