6 dead in Georgia after passenger van crashes, bursts into flames

Six people are dead after an accident caused a van to catch fire on a Georgia highway.

Six people are dead after an accident caused a van to catch fire on a Georgia highway. The Gwinnett County police and fire departments were dispatched to northbound Interstate 85 where it splits to Interstate 985 on Saturday just after 6:30 p.m. in response to reports of a vehicle that was on its side and engulfed in flames, authorities said. Passersby tried to pull people out of the burning van and render aid, police said. Several lanes of both highways were shut down as a result of the crash. Six people died at the scene, and several others were transported to local hospitals in the Atlanta area, police said. All occupants of the passenger van appear to be adults.