COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A two-car collision and a fire caused the death of one man Sunday night after he was trapped in the north Columbus wreckage.
According to Columbus Police, a man was driving a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis eastbound on East Cooke Road, near the Overbrook Drive intersection in Clintonville. At the same time, an adult was heading westbound in a 2025 Toyota Camry, also on E. Cooke Rd.
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For reasons still under investigation, the Camry crossed the center lane of the road and struck the Mercury head-on, which caused the Toyota to catch fire.
The adult driver and front-seat passenger were able to escape the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames. The driver of the Mercury, 62-year-old Martin Smith, was trapped in his vehicle…