Car bursts into flames after crashing in woods along Mass. highway

LAKEVILLE, Mass. — A car veered off of a Massachusetts highway, crashed in the woods, and burst into flames early Monday morning.

Firefighters responding to a report of fire along the northbound side of Route 140 near Exit 12 in Lakeville around 3 a.m. found a wrecked vehicle fully engulfed in flames, according to the Lakeville Fire Department.

Photos from the scene showed a mangled piece of guardrail resting next to the burning vehicle. Firefighters said the flames quickly spread to nearby vegetation due to dry weather conditions.