A power cable snapped after a storm and struck a motorcycle rider and his passenger - engulfing them in flames.<br /> <br />Teacher Piyaphan Phadawan, 25, was riding home with his student Sritawat Sisan, 15, in Pathum Thani, central Thailand when they stopped briefly at the roadside.<br /> <br />However, they touched an overhead high-voltage electric cable which had fallen down on September 21 after a storm.<br /> <br />Dashcam footage shows how they rode into the hanging cable, causing an explosion of sparks and flames.<br /> <br />The student jumped away from the bike as flames touched his leg while his teacher was knocked out by the electric shown and left unconscious on the verge.<br /> <br />Both are now recovering in the hospital after suffering burns in the accident.<br /> <br />Speaking at the hospital, the student, Sritawat, said: "We are lucky that we were not electrocuted to death. It was terrifying."<br /> <br />Passing driver Wasutha Ngamsuwan, 36, stopped his car and took out a fire extinguisher to douse the flames on the bike.<br /> <br />The paramedics were called to the scene and gave assistance to the injured pair before they were rushed to a nearby hospital.<br /> <br />The student suffered burns on his legs while the teacher sustained more serious burns across his body.<br /> <br />Police said the electric post is believed to have been damaged during the rainstorm that battered the province last week. <br /> <br />Police are now investigating the cause of the accident.
