LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A person is dead after a fatal, fiery crash on the Watterson Expressway in Louisville Thursday morning.
At about 1 a.m., Louisville Metro Police responded to a single-vehicle collision on I-264 East at Bardstown Road, according to an LMPD news release.
Investigators believe an SUV was travelling eastbound on I-264 when for an unknown reason the driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, lost control and struck the barrier at the ramp of Bardstown Road.
The crash caused the SUV to be completely engulfed in flames. The driver was pronounced dead on the scene.
The LMPD Traffic Unit is investigating.
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