UPDATE: Alcohol may have been a factor in deadly Miamisburg crash; Investigation ongoing

One person was killed early Saturday after a car crashed into a tree and caught fire in Miamisburg.

The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of Coldstream Court, according to the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center.

When crews arrived, they found the vehicle engulfed, Miamisburg police said.

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Nearby homes were evacuated while crews worked to extinguish the fire.

“Once the fire was extinguished, the driver and only occupant was found deceased in the driver’s seat,” read a press release from police.

The driver has not yet been identified.

No foul play is suspected, but alcohol may have been a factor in the crash, according to police.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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