CITY OF NEWBURGH – A man died after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a truck and caught fire Friday morning near North Street and Powell Avenue, City of Newburgh police said.

When police arrived at the scene, the Newburgh city fire department was attempting to extinguish a Chevy Suburban that was completely engulfed in flames, according to a news release from police.

Police said the vehicle was traveling east on North Street when it crashed into the back of a dump truck that was stopped at the traffic light at North Street and Powell Avenue.

Once the fire was extinguished, the driver of the vehicle was found dead inside the Suburban, police said.

The medical examiner was called to the scene and will determine the cause of death, police said.

The identity of the dead driver was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The accident is under investigation.