Driver Dies In Vehicle Fire After Hitting A Tree In Gold River
7:19 p.m. - The Sacramento Police Department has said that all lanes have been reopened.
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - A driver was killed in a fatal car crash in Gold River where they collided with a tree causing a vehicle fire, said the Sacramento Metro Fire Department.
Metro Fire responded to the scene and extinguished the blaze, however, they were not able to save the driver.
The vehicle was a passenger van, but there were no additional passengers.
Passenger van struck a tree and caught fire. Solo occupant, driver, has been pronounced deceased. The fire is extinguished. RCPD to handle the investigation.
— Metro Fire of Sacramento (@metrofirepio) November 20, 2021