Update: Thermal man killed, woman injured in fiery east valley collision

A 44-year-old man from Thermal was killed, and a 65-year-old woman was hospitalized Tuesday evening after a two-vehicle collision that ended with one vehicle burning.

A California Highway Patrol officer at the scene told News Channel 3's Taban Sharifi that officers arrived and found one vehicle on fire with the driver trapped inside. That driver, a Thermal man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The circumstances of the 5:17 p.m. crash remained under investigation but a witness told CHP that the white pick-up truck was driving erratically, ending up driving the wrong way before colliding head-on with the second vehicle, an SUV.

The vehicles were located near the intersection of Grapefruit and 60th Avenue shortly before 5:25 p.m.

According to Cal Fire, crews were called to the area at approximately 5:23 p.m. and found a single-vehicle fully involved in flames.

A woman in the second vehicle suffered a broken leg. She was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center and was alert and conscious.

There was no immediate word on the identities of the drivers involved.

Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing updates.