2 Dead in Fiery Crash Near Brooklyn Shopping Center: Police

Two people died in a fiery crash near a mall in Brooklyn, the NYPD said.

The two men were traveling north on Flatbush Avenue in a Nissan Altima around midnight on Friday when they sideswiped a car stopped at a red light at Flatbush and Avenue V, a preliminary investigation found.

After sideswiping the car, they continued through the red light before driving onto a center median and hitting a traffic light pole, the NYPD said.

That’s when the Nissan Altima burst into flames, according to police.

Bystanders managed to get the driver out of the car, but weren’t able to get his passenger out, police said.

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. They were the only people inside the vehicle.

The crash took place just outside King’s Plaza Shopping Center.

Police didn’t immediately release the names of the victims. An investigation is ongoing.

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