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.