Wed Jan 5, 2022 – 10:56 am EST
MELBOURNE, Australia (LifeSiteNews) — An Australian man sustained life-threatening injuries after dousing himself with gasoline and setting himself ablaze on the street on New Year’s Day. The man was heard shouting anti-vaccine passport slogans.
The incident took place shortly after 8 p.m. According to local news report, the man set himself and his car on fire in front of horrified passers-by while denouncing Victoria’s new COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
A video of the incident emerged on social media. The person filming is heard blaming Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews, saying, “Dan Andrews that’s on your f–king hands, you dog.”
A #Victorian man set himself on fire inside his car while screaming about #COVID19 vaccine mandates.
Shocked bystanders pinned down the man as police and firefighters doused him with water and rushed him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries#auspol #Melbourne #victoria pic.twitter.com/gfcZpx9f9h
— 5 News Australia (@5NewsAustralia) January 1, 2022
Police and firefighters doused the burning man with water to extinguish the flames with the help of a few horrified bystanders who attempted to restrain him.
“His skin was burning. He was on fire,” a woman who witnessed the gruesome scene told Australian newspaper The Herald Sun. “His skin is stuck to my shirt. He was just off his face [intoxicated] screaming about the vaccine mandates.”
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