6 People Die in Burning Van Stuck in Dry Brush
Associated Press
MESA, Ariz. —
Five residents of a disabled care facility and a driver burned to death inside a van Friday after it caught fire after getting stuck in dry brush in a desert ravine. Firefighters found one elderly passenger still in a wheelchair and others wearing seat belts, Mesa Police Sgt. Brian Kozak said.
Kozak said the driver may have been trying to make a U-turn. He said the passenger door was wedged against the side of the ravine.
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