A person died in Springfield early Saturday morning after participating in a single car accident, Springfield Police Department spokesman, Ryan Walsh said Ax.
The officers responded to the scene on the 500 block of Plumtree RD. At about 5:45 AM, Walsh wrote.
“The car struck two trees before setting up in fire,” Walsh told X.
The driver died at the scene, wrote Walsh.
Officials closed Plumtree Road from Emerson Street to Terrace Lane due to fall, 22 news reported. The area will close until all the emergency services leave the area.
The incident is investigated by the Traffic Unit of the Springfield Police Department.