Man dead after fiery crash in south Moorhead

MOORHEAD (KFGO) A man is dead after a fiery single-vehicle crash in south Moorhead Wednesday night. Moorhead Police say around 6:30 p.m. they received multiple reports of a vehicle that went off the road and crashed into a fence and tree before catching fire and trapping the driver inside. Several witnesses tried to help get the man out before responders arrived. Firefighters later got the man out of the vehicle, he suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash and later died at the hospital. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Police say speeding or racing does not appear to have contributed to the crash. Moorhead Police are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact them through the Red River Regional Dispatch Center. Moorhead Fire, Sanford Ambulance and the Minnesota State Patrol assisted officers with the crash.