Horror moment motorist is set on fire by freak car engine explosion put out by quick-thinking petrol station attendant

A man who accidentally set himself on fire as he tried to fix his car was saved from more serious injury thanks to a quick-thinking garage worker.

Footage shot on CCTV shows how the driver had his head under the bonnet of his red car as it was parked up outside a petrol station.

Flames suddenly burst from the car, catching the man's clothes on fire, in the terrifying footage.

The man runs away from the burning car, ripping his shirt of as he runs, while a man who was sat in the passenger seat also gets out and runs.

The explosion was spotted by a man working at the nearby garage - who grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran towards the danger.