Jackson, MS : One person died in fiery vehicle crash near Forest Hill Road on Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Jackson police are investigating a deadly, fiery vehicle crash.

Around 4 a.m. Wednesday, a car ran into a ditch off Lakeshore Road near Forest Hill Road.

"Someone passing by called it in," Officer Colendula Green said.

Police said the car caught fire, killing someone inside.

"We are labeling it as a death pending an autopsy," Green said.

The identity of the victim has not been released.

The car was so badly burned and mangled that a 16 WAPT crew at the scene said it was hard to tell the make and model. The license plate was also badly burned.

The car was towed by the Jackson Police Department for further investigation.

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One person killed in fiery crash