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One person dies after car fire incident in Fayetteville

Police confirm there was one person inside the car.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — One man is dead after a vehicle crash on College Avenue in Fayetteville, on Saturday, July 15, according to the Fayetteville Fire Department

A video captured the wrecked vehicle in flames under the Flyover bridge at around 10:30 a.m. Officials confirm there was one person inside the vehicle who died. Witnesses say people tried to get close to help but the fire was too intense. 

The Arkansas Department of Public Safety identified the man as 71-year-old Don Floor of Springdale. The crash report states Floor was driving eastbound on Fulbright Expressway towards Highway U.S. 71 when he left the road and hit a concrete pillar. The car immediately went up in flames with Floor still inside, according to the report. 

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