Monday, January 12, 2015

ONE DEAD AFTER TRUCK CRASHES INTO TREE IN BRISTOL, CT. GASOLINE LEAKED FROM THE TRUCK AND ENTERED A STORM DRAIN.



ONE DEAD AFTER TRUCK CRASHES INTO TREE IN BRISTOL, CT.  GASOLINE LEAKED FROM THE TRUCK AND ENTERED A STORM DRAIN.






Monday, Jan 12, 2015 • Updated at 8:53 AM EST




One person is dead after a truck crashed into a tree and burst into flames in Bristol on Sunday evening.




The green Ford Ranger pickup was traveling north on Stafford Avenue around 6:20 p.m. when it went off the right side of the road just north of Jewel Street, traveled 30 feet off the road and hit a tree, police said. 




Neighbors tried to remove the driver from the vehicle when it caught fire, but they were not able to because of the flames, police said.




Bristol firefighters put out the fire and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. 




Officials have not yet identified the driver or determined the person's gender or age.



Police are working with the medical examiner to identify the driver. 



Officials said gasoline leaked from the truck and entered a nearby storm drain.




The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection was notified and responded to the scene. A private contractor was contacted and responded to contain the spill. Fire and DEEP officials determined there was no danger to the immediate neighborhood. 




The police department's Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating. 



Anyone with information about this crash should contact the BPD Traffic Division at (860) 584-3030. 



No passengers were in the vehicle, according to police.