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SALT LAKE CITY — Three people died late Saturday in a fiery crash near 965 N. Beck Street, police say.
At 11:09 p.m., emergency dispatchers in Salt Lake City received a call reporting a vehicle had crashed into a tree and then caught fire, according to a press release from the Salt Lake City Police Department. When officers arrived at the address, they found the car fully engulfed in flames.
Responding firefighters put out the flames, and three adults in the car were found deceased, police said. No other cars or pedestrians were involved, they said.
"Based on the preliminary investigation, officers believe speed contributed to the crash," the release says.
Investigators are now working with the state medical examiner's office to determine the identities of those killed and notify their families.
"This crash marks the 14th traffic-related fatality in Salt Lake City for 2023," the release says.
