A driver was killed when their vehicle was engulfed in flames Thursday night at the Penn Warner Club in Falls Township.
Police and firefighters were dispatched to the Penn Warner Club on Bordentown Road around 9:17 p.m. for a report of a crash involving a vehicle on fire with a person trapped inside.
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Arriving officers found the vehicle engulfed in flames. The driver was trapped in the vehicle and did not survive, police said.
“Initial investigation indicates the vehicle was being driven on the Penn Warner Club property prior to the traffic crash. Evidence found at the scene showed the vehicle was driven from a field, crossed over a gravel roadway, striking a tree. The vehicle came to a rest on its driver side entrapping the driver,” police said in a statement.
A witness told officers he spotted the fire as he was down by the lake and first thought it was a trash can or debris pile on fire. As the person got closer, they noticed a vehicle was ablaze and a person was inside. The witness broke out the windshield to try to free the driver but was unsuccessful due to the flames.
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The Penn Warner Club is a 2,000-acre private site that offers campsites, woods, and three lakes. It is owned by Waste Management.
Witnesses to the crash or anyone with information has been asked to contact Officer Jeff Rhodunda 215-949-9100 ext. 442 or j.rhodunda@fallstwp.com.
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