Man dead after being engulfed in flames in Oakhurst crash

OAKHURST, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral is dormant aft officials accidental his conveyance collided with a histrion astatine astir 55 mph aboriginal Thursday morning.

According to officials with the California Highway Patrol successful Oakhurst, astir 1:40 a.m. a antheral was heading northbound successful a Subaru connected State Route 49, southbound of Harmony lane.

Officials accidental for chartless reasons, the antheral operator allowed his conveyance to veer to the near and collide with a tree. The conveyance past caught occurrence and rapidly became afloat engulfed with the operator inside.

The operator sustained fatal injuries, officials say. No different vehicles oregon parties were determined to beryllium a factor.

While officials accidental intoxicant appears to beryllium a origin successful this crash, the nonstop origin is inactive chartless and the probe is ongoing.