Police: 2 dead in fiery early morning crash on Detroit's east side
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Police are investigating a fatal crash that left 2 people dead Sunday morning on Detroit's east side.
According to police, the accident happened on eastbound 8 Mile near Mound Road around 5:15 a.m. Sunday.
Police say 2 people in a Black Mercury Marauder were traveling on 8 Mile allegedly at a high rate of speed when the vehicle crashed into the back of a parked semi-truck.
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The vehicle then caught fire. Once police and the Detroit Fire Department arrived on-scene and extinguished the fires, they located 2 deceased individuals inside the vehicle.
Both of the victims have not been identified at this time.
Detroit Police continues its investigation.