One person has died and another was seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash on Route 66 in Middlefield on Friday night, officials said .

Middlefield firefighters responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on Route 66, just east of the intersection of Baileyville Road, around 11:56 p.m. on Friday, according to the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company .

The first arriving units on the scene found two vehicles with serious damage. One vehicle had rolled over onto its roof and had a fire in its engine compartment, fire officials said.

Multiple bystanders helped to rescue the driver of the first vehicle, pulling them to safety, according to fire officials.

Emergency personnel treated the driver suffering from serious injuries. A Life Star helicopter was requested but later cancele

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