By Associated Press - Saturday, April 22, 2017

PALMER, Mass. (AP) - Police in central Massachusetts say a man was burned beyond recognition after his car crashed into a Mass Pike overpass and burst into flames.

Palmer police told The Republican newspaper (https://bit.ly/2pQZ7yW ) that the crash occurred just before 4 a.m. Saturday on Boston Road near the intersection with Route 67. Authorities say the car was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived.

The man’s name has not been released. The medical examiner’s office has taken custody of his body and is trying to confirm his identity.



No one else was in the car.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Information from: The Springfield (Mass.) Republican, https://www.masslive.com/news/

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