(Fatal Injury collision)…It was reported Wednesday afternoon.
Yuma County Sheriff’s responded to a call of a vehicle fire on South Avenue E and West County 10th Street. The Deputies arrived on scene to find a single vehicle collision. The initial investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling westbound on County 10th, when it ran off the right side of the road and struck an irrigation canal, which caused the vehicle to overturn and come to rest on its roof. Responding emergency personnel found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames. The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office Critical Accident Response Team responded and assumed the investigation. They found the driver of the vehicle had sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation into the collision is continuing.