CENTER LINE, Mich. – A man was killed and a woman was injured Wednesday when a pickup truck rolled over and was set on fire by electrical wires that broke away from a pole.
Police were called to the crash scene after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the corner of Sherwood and Rinke avenues. Police said they found a pickup truck lying on its side. The truck was on fire, and live electrical wires were arcing on the ground just feet away from the vehicle, officers said.
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Two officers and a resident pulled a woman safely from the truck. Police said they tried to rescue a man from the truck, but the flames overcame him and he was killed.
The truck fire was extinguished and the electrical wires were neutralized, police said.
The woman was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital for treatment.
Police are still investigating the incident.
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