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State Police say a tow truck owner-operator was burned by two men who flagged his vehicle down on the Baltimore Beltway and set him afire.

Troopers say the unidentified driver was traveling northbound on 695′ s Outer Loop near Pulaski Highway/Route 40 about 11 p.m. Monday, when two black men in a red Ford Escort on the shoulder waved to him to stop.

After discussing the cost of towing the men’s car with the tow driver, one man threw a flammable substance on the driver and the other man used a lighted cigarette to ignite it.

The tow truck driver’s shirt flamed, burning him on his arms, hands and face, troopers say. The two attackers fled.