LAKE WALES, Fla. — Three people were killed, including a young child, on Aug. 29 in a Lake Wales crash after the vehicle hit a tree and burst into flames, authorities said.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Traffic Homicide Unit was investigating the single-vehicle crash that occurred at about 10:58 p.m. on Scenic Highway and Egg Farm Road.
According to a PCSO report, a gray Hyundai four-door vehicle was traveling northbound on Scenic Highway when the driver failed to negotiate a curve in the road.
The vehicle drove straight through the curve and off the west shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle then traveled about 20 yards into a wooded area. It then hit a tree, rotated, and caught fire with the people still inside.
The occupants included the adult male driver, an adult woman, and a young child.
The fire killed the victims, the report stated.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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