2 Dead in Fiery Tarpon Springs Crash

The Tarpon Springs Police Department is investigating a Sunday afternoon car crash that has left two people dead.

According to police, Officer John Gibson and a Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputy came across a vehicle on fire around 3:28 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 19 and Beckett Way. The two law enforcement officers attempted to put out the flames, but were unable to do so.

The officers pulled a woman from the wreckage, but could not free a male who was in the driver’s seat, an email to media from the police department stated.

The woman was taken to Bayonet Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the preliminary investigation shows that the Mazda the two were in struck a traffic light control post and burst into flames. The occupants, the email said, became trapped in the car.

Police have not yet identified the two victims. No further details are available at this time.

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