By Associated Press - Saturday, February 15, 2020

BOURNE, Mass. (AP) - One man was killed and another seriously injured early Saturday morning when their car crashed and caught fire in front of a school on Cape Cod.

Police in Bourne said the Mercedes sedan veered off a road and struck a stone wall in front of Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School shortly before 3:30 a.m. The car was engulfed in flames when officers arrived at the scene.

Officers used fire extinguishers and pulled two men from the car, authorities said.



Officials said the 23-year-old driver died and the 28-year-old passenger is in critical condition at a hospital. Both men are from Falmouth. Their names have not been released.

Police said the cause of the crash is under investigation.

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