Opinion by

The petitioner, Robert K. Shyer, seeks reversal of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which denied him benefits, finding that he was discharged for willful misconduct1 because he was involved in an accident in which his employer’s vehicle was seriously damaged as a result of his driving at an excessive rate of speed. The Board concedes, however, that the finding was not supported by substantial evidence and requests that we remand the matter for the taking of additional evidence from which new findings may be reached.

Inasmuch as our review of the record reveals that the petitioner’s own testimony was not consistent as *629to the cause of the accident2 and in light of the Board’s duty to protect the unemployment compensation fund, and its request for remand, Bala v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 42 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 487, 400 A.2d 1359 (1979), we will order that this case be remanded for further proceedings.

Order

And Now, this 27th day of May, 1982, the order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review in the above-captioned matter is reversed and the record is remanded for further proceedings consistent with the foregoing opinion.