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This is a sad story so it pays to keep an eye out when going somewhere with you classic car.
A classic car show turned deadly in Ashley on the road between Wilkes-Barre and Mountain Top. Participants watched a deadly crash happen right in front of them. An antique car pulling into the show was rear-ended and burst into flames, killing the driver inside.
Witnesses said the flames were so intense there was nothing they could do to help the man trapped inside.
Witnesses said the driver of an antique car was turning into the show held at Bentley's off Route 309 when he was rear-ened by a sport utility vehicle. The car burst into flames. Witnesses tried to save the man, but were unable to.
"Just chaos. Everybody was running over to the blue Nova to help him out. It was just up in flames. Everybody was just running over trying to rip the door open," said Scott Price of Wilkes-Barre.
"I ran with the fire extinguisher and I tried to put the flames out, but I couldn't control the flames. The car was on too much fire," said Mike Mundy of Plymouth.
Witnesses said the man was going to the car show . Many people there saw it all happen.
All very sad.
"They were in the parking lot watching him pull in and they saw the entire thing, from when he was pulling in like a normal car all the way up to the accident and the flames and everything like that." said Price.
Many car enthusiasts said there is a lot of camaraderie at shows like the one in Ashley. They said the crash hit home.
"It really affected me because it's one of our own. That's what was going through my mind," said Mundy.
Police have not yet released the name of the victim. There is no word on the condition of the driver of the of the SUV
A classic car show turned deadly in Ashley on the road between Wilkes-Barre and Mountain Top. Participants watched a deadly crash happen right in front of them. An antique car pulling into the show was rear-ended and burst into flames, killing the driver inside.
Witnesses said the flames were so intense there was nothing they could do to help the man trapped inside.
Witnesses said the driver of an antique car was turning into the show held at Bentley's off Route 309 when he was rear-ened by a sport utility vehicle. The car burst into flames. Witnesses tried to save the man, but were unable to.
"Just chaos. Everybody was running over to the blue Nova to help him out. It was just up in flames. Everybody was just running over trying to rip the door open," said Scott Price of Wilkes-Barre.
"I ran with the fire extinguisher and I tried to put the flames out, but I couldn't control the flames. The car was on too much fire," said Mike Mundy of Plymouth.
Witnesses said the man was going to the car show . Many people there saw it all happen.
All very sad.
"They were in the parking lot watching him pull in and they saw the entire thing, from when he was pulling in like a normal car all the way up to the accident and the flames and everything like that." said Price.
Many car enthusiasts said there is a lot of camaraderie at shows like the one in Ashley. They said the crash hit home.
"It really affected me because it's one of our own. That's what was going through my mind," said Mundy.
Police have not yet released the name of the victim. There is no word on the condition of the driver of the of the SUV