- A man has died after being found on fire in the middle of a street in Hull last night
- Police confirmed victim suffered ‘serious burns’ and said they were investigating
A man has died after being found on fire in the middle of a street in Hull.
Emergency services attended the scene just after 8pm last night but the man sadly died.
Police confirmed the victim suffered ‘serious burns’ and said they were investigating.
Detective Superintendent Dave Wood from Humberside Police said: ‘We were called to reports of a man who was on fire on 27 December 2017 on Thanet Road in Hull just after 8pm.
‘The ambulance and the fire service were already in attendance at the scene. The man had suffered serious burns in the isolated incident. He was given emergency treatment but he sadly died.
‘No one else was injured, and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this.’
Humberside Fire and Rescue confirmed they were sent to the scene last night but confirmed it was a police matter.
If anyone witnessed the incident they should call 101 quoting log 480 of December 27.