San Dimas, CA : Smart Car driver killed in crash on 57 Freeway offramp in San Dimas on Sunday afternoon, February 14, 2016

A man died in a crash on a 57 Freeway offramp in San Dimas Sunday afternoon after his Smart Car struck a tire, then careened into the center divider, authorities said.

The crash was reported about 3:50 p.m. on the Covina Boulevard offramp of the southbound 57 Freeway, California Highway Patrol Officer Alex Rubio said.

According to CHP logs, another vehicle lost a tire, which a Smart Car collided with.

After striking the tire, the Smart Car struck the center divider and overturned, according to CHP logs and Los Angeles County Fire Department officials.

Firefighters found the sole occupant of the Smart Car trapped inside the vehicle, fire department Dispatch Supervisor Melanie Flores said.

The driver, a man estimated to be in his 20s or 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene, fire Capt. Russell Thompson said. No other injuries were reported.

CHP officials issued a Sig Alert on the offramp for about an hour following the crash, and briefly shut down all southbound lanes to look for the stray tire and take aerial photographs of the crash scene, logs show.

Officers from the CHP’s Baldwin Park area office are handling the investigation.

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Smart Car driver killed in crash on 57 Freeway offramp in San Dimas