MARION – One person died in a fiery Tuesday morning crash in Williamson County.

According to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the intersection of Grassy Road and Caney Branch Lane around 8:40 a.m. after getting a report of a two-vehicle crash with injuries and entrapment.

Upon arrival, deputies discovered one of the vehicles to be fully engulfed in flames and it was apparent that the occupant of another vehicle was dead.

The traffic crash is being investigated by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, the Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit, and the Williamson County Coroner’s Office.

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Lake Of Egypt Fire Department, United Ambulance, the Illinois State Police, and Federal Wildlife Officers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for their assistance.