Man dies inside burning car after wreck near Downtown Connector, officials say

Deadly car wreck near Downtown Connector in Atlanta

Firefighters extinguished the fire and discovered a man dead on the passenger side. A woman was outside the car with bystanders when firefighters arrived.

ATLANTA - A crash on a ramp to the Downtown Connector from Highway 166 left a man dead on Saturday morning, officials said. 

Atlanta Fire Rescue responded to the wreck south of Downtown at about 4 a.m. on Saturday. They saw a car fully engulfed in flames and learned there was someone possibly inside.

Firefighters extinguished the fire and discovered a man dead on the passenger side. Investigators said his head was positioned underneath the dashboard and his feet near the headrest. 

A woman with minor injuries was outside the car with bystanders when firefighters arrived. She went to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment. 

Investigators said the car struck a guardrail causing the collision and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

The Georgia Department of Transportation reported the wreck blocked all lanes on Highway 166.

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