1 dead after vehicle crashes into tree and catches fire in Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WISH) — Fort Wayne police say one person was killed from a vehicle accident Saturday evening.

One vehicle was involved in the accident in the 2300 block of Butler Road, near its intersection on Goshen Road, around 7:40 p.m. When the vehicle was driving eastbound on a curve, it crashed into a tree.

The Fort Wayne Police Department says an animal control officer was the first on the scene to respond, and they used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames from the crash. FWPD officers arrived to help and together a man trapped in the vehicle was freed and sent to the hospital.

Police say the man was pronounced dead at the hospital. His identity has not been released by police.

No one else was involved in the accident.

An investigating crash team believes that a high speed and slick roads from recent rain may have to the crash.

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