CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – Two people are dead after they became trapped in a car that flipped and caught fire in the Tarrington area of Chesterfield County on Tuesday evening.
Around 5:47 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, a car was driving northbound on the 3200 block of Old Gun Road West in Chesterfield when it ran off the road, hit a driveway, flipped and then caught fire.
Both people in the car — the driver and a passenger — were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities are being withheld until the family can be notified.
Old Gun Rd West between Springcreek Drive and Iron Forge Drive is closed while police continue their investigation.
Adrian Medellin, who lives nearby, was horrified to find out about the crash.
“That’s honestly horrible, I can’t imagine the families of the individuals who did lose their lives,”
Victor Rivera, another neighbor, added that this stretch of road can be particularly dangerous.
“Especially living on this road, it’s kind of hard to take this all the way through,” Rivera said.
Anyone with information on this crash should contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251.
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