A BMW engulfed in massive flames claimed the life of the driver after a collision with a taxi in southern China.

The terrifying video was filmed in the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province on October 18.

A speeding BMW swerved into the path of an oncoming taxi and had a collision with it. The BMW then lost control, slamming into a bridge pillar, flipping onto its side and erupting into a ball of flames.

Heroic bystanders raced to the scene but the raging fire swiftly consumed the car, leaving nothing but its charred skeletal frame in its wake.

By the time firefighters arrived to douse the inferno and emergency medical services scrambled to attend to the injured, the heartbreaking discovery was made. The driver of the BMW, a man in his 30s, had tragically lost his life in the blaze.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

10月18日8时36分许，广东广州市广园中路上，一辆蓝色宝马车与一辆出租车相撞，蓝色宝马车失控撞桥墩侧翻后起火，多段行车记录仪视频记录下事发过程。当时这辆宝马车速度很快，然后突然向出租车的方向变道，结果直接被出租车撞翻后起火燃烧。
事故发生之后，多名路人飞奔去救人，无奈火势蔓延迅速，涉事的宝马车最终被烧得面目全非，只剩下了框架。
大火被赶来的消防员扑灭后，120急救人员发现，车里的司机已不幸身亡。据警方透露，宝马车司机30多岁，系白云区某经济联社副社长，在事故中不幸身亡。