Niagara police are investigating a fatal crash in Niagara Falls Tuesday night.
Officers were called to the area of Dorchester Rd. and Oldfield Rd. around 9 p.m. after a vehicle crashed into a tree and caught fire.
Police say a bystander in the area was able to rescue the passenger of the vehicle, a 59-year-old man from Niagara Falls. He was taken to an out-of-region hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say detectives from the Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to call 905-688-4111 ext. 100-9206.