A man died in San Marino on Monday when he set himself on fire in a pickup truck after it appears he purposely rammed another vehicle, police said.

Just before 8:40 a.m., San Marino Police Department officers responded to a report of a vehicle on fire in the 1600 block of Shenandoah Road, said San Marino police Sgt. Tim Tebbetts.

When officers arrived, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames, Tebbetts said. Witnesses reported that a man was in the vehicle, a Toyota truck.

Officers tried putting out the flames with their fire extinguishers until San Marino firefighters arrived, Tebbetts said.

Police then confirmed that a person was dead inside the vehicle.

While officers were on scene, a woman drove to the San Marino Police Department and reported that an ex-employee purposely rammed her vehicle on the driver side as she was leaving her driveway, Tebbetts said.

Police believe the man who died in the fire is the same person who rammed her vehicle, Tebbetts said.

“The victim was pretty confident that it was the same person,” Tebbetts said.

After the victim left the scene, witnesses said they saw the man douse himself and the truck with a liquid. He then ignited himself inside the truck, Tebbetts said.

San Marino police didn’t immediately release the name of the man while coroner officials work to identify the body.

The incident is being investigated as an attempted murder/suicide.

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