GALENA, Ill. (WTVO) — One person was killed Tuesday morning after a vehicle crashed and caught fire on West Stagecoach Trail, about one mile east of Galena, according to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities said the fatal accident occurred around 9:26 a.m. near Burton’s Bridge.

Deputies responding to a 911 call found a Chevrolet Avalanche engulfed in flames in the roadway. After the fire was extinguished, investigators discovered a single occupant inside the vehicle.

Preliminary findings suggest the vehicle was traveling westbound and failed to navigate a curve, drifting off the right shoulder into a ditch without signs of braking.

The Avalanche reportedly struck a tree at high speed, went airborne, and landed in the ditch before being thrown back onto the roadway, where

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