An octogenarian bicyclist who caught fire during a ride home from the grocery in Bethpage has been hospitalized in critical condition with burns over half his body, a fire official said Thursday.
Investigators believe that a lit cigarette Joseph Rusin was smoking or a lighter he was carrying caused his nylon jacket to burn, said Vincent McManus of the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office.
"At some point, he becomes aware that his clothing is on fire," McManus said.
The flames were put out by a FedEx driver who saw the burning man near 40 Burkhardt Ave. and used an extinguisher from the delivery truck, McManus said.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Elderly bicyclist bursts into flames!
This is precisely why I don't exercise. From Newsday:
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