Child dies in fire accident after father and good Samaritan try to save him

LAKELAND, Fla. (Gray News) – A young child died in a fiery crash in Florida after his father and a good Samaritan tried to save him, officials said.

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, a vehicle carrying a father and his two young children drove through an intersection into a grassy wooded area and struck a tree before catching fire.

The father and a good Samaritan worked to get the children out of the back seat. Officials said the two were able to save one of the children, “but the other child tragically died in the fire.”

The father and surviving child were taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries. The good Samaritan was also treated at the hospital for burns he sustained while helping.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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