One man has been killed and another seriously injured after the car they were in flipped over and was engulfed in flames in the US.
Both of the men involved in the incident, which happened in the northwestern state of Oregon, are believed to be Irish. Hillsboro Police say it happened at 4.31am on Sunday when they responded to a report of a roll over, single-vehicle crash near Tanasbourne Drive and Stucki Avenue on the edge of the town and close to Highway 26.
When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered the vehicle on its top and fully engulfed in fire. In a statement, Hillsboro police department said: “One person was extricated by officers and transported to a local hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. A second occupant was deceased. The cause of the crash is unknown.”
