NEW YORK, NY : Off-duty NYC cop killed in fiery Bronx crash on Wednesday, February 1st 2017

Authorities say an off-duty female New York City police officer as died and another off-duty NYPD officer was critically injured when their vehicle crashed and caught fire in the Bronx.

The New York Police Department says the woman was a passenger in a vehicle on City Island Road around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday when the car overturned in a roundabout and burst into flames.

The Daily News reports two other off-duty cops on their way home came upon the crash scene and pulled the driver out of the burning vehicle. The woman was trapped inside the car. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The NYPD says the injured officer is in critical condition Thursday morning at Jacobi Hospital.

The cause of the crash is being investigated.

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Off-duty NYC cop killed in fiery Bronx crash