A 19-year-old died in Southern California after slamming into a utility pole.
Dramatic video captured by a witness shows the car engulfed in flames as sparks fly from power lines overhead.
Several other passers-by desperately tried to rescue the sole occupant from the burning vehicle.
They used a variety of objects to try to break the driver free.
Despite the first aid efforts of responding paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another person sustained a minor injury but refused treatment.
Police do not yet know what caused the single-car crash.
They do not suspect alcohol was involved.