Two die in fiery South Bay crash

UPDATE:
SOUTH BAY, FL--A man and a woman died in an early morning crash at 7000 U.S. Highway 27 in South Bay.

According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, a Chysler, traveling at a high rate of speed, struck a tractor trailer hauling sugar cane just before 6:00 a.m. Saturday.

The vehicle was stuck underneath the tractor trailer and fully engulfed in fire when rescue crews arrived.  It took investigators hours to separate the vehicles and determine who was inside.

The driver of the vehicle was 22-year-old Evan Colon of Pahokee, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spokesperson, Teri Barbera.  The sheriff's office has not yet identified the female passenger. 

The tractor trailer driver, Juan Ramon Rodriguez, 73, of Hialieah, was treated for minor injuries to his face, the sheriff's office said.

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SOUTH BAY, FL -- Authorities arrived on the scene of a fiery crash located at 7000 U.S. 27.

According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, a car hit the back of a tractor trailer just before 6:00 a.m. Saturday. The vehicle was fully engulfed and underneath the truck when firefighters arrived.

The two people trapped inside the vehicle died on scene, according to a PBSO spokesperson.  The driver of the tractor trailer received minor injuries to his face.