A Brazilian man was seriously injured and his was treated for minor wounds after their car exploded at a gas station while they were refueling it.

Surveillance video from the Rio de Janeiro station on Tuesday morning shows Mário Magalhães, 67, opening his car's trunk before the vehicle suddenly blows up. The impact of the car blast sent Magalhães flying through the air and crashing to the ground.

His wife, Andreia Magalhães, who was standing next to the front passenger door, managed to avoid the brunt of the explosion.

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