LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Update (10/26): Police have confirmed that Ethan Hall, 17, of Elizabethtown perished in the crash.
He died of multiple traumatic injuries, smoke inhalation, and thermal burns.
Update (10/24): One person died on Friday after a car crashed into a tree in West Donegal Township, leaving the car in flames according to the Northwest Regional Police Department.
Police say they got the call about the crash at the 700 block of Amosite Road around 11:35 p.m., where they found a Ford Explorer crashed into a tree, "fully engulfed in fire."
The Elizabethtown Fire Department eventually put out the fire, at which point they found a body.
Due to "extensive fire damage," officials have been unable to identify the body and are still investigating.
Investigators say the car was driving westbound on Amosite Road when it crossed over lanes and struck the tree head-on. Officials believe that speeding contributed to the crash.
Police are asking anyone who saw the crash or has any information to call the lead investigator at 717-689-5657 Ext. 181.
Previously
The Lancaster County Coroner was called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash late Friday night in West Donegal Township, according to county dispatch.
First responders were dispatched to the 700 block of Amosite Road, around 11:35 p.m. on Friday, after a vehicle struck a tree.
The coroner was called to the scene but it is unknown how many fatalities there were or how many were injured.
More information to follow.
