Three people die in fiery crash near Brooklyn expressway

Three people died when the car they were traveling in crashed into a tree and burst into flames on the service road of a Brooklyn expressway Sunday morning, police said.

The driver crashed on Fourth Ave. at 65th St, just off the Gowanus Expressway and near Leif Ericson Park, about 7:45 a.m., cops said. The car caught on fire after the impact, killing the three people inside.

The identities of the victims were not immediately known.

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