Driver dies in I-90 crash in Post Falls

A 58-year-old Post Falls man died after he was found trapped in a crashed car that caught fire Wednesday on Interstate 90 in Post Falls.

The man was driving a Chevrolet Aveo west on the interstate around 11:50 a.m. when he went off the road and hit a concrete bridge retaining wall at the Idaho Road overpass, according to an Idaho State Police news release.

The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene, troopers said.

Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Chris Way said it received a call for a car fire with someone trapped inside at the overpass. 

Way said first responders learned the car had crashed after they arrived on scene. They extinguished the fire and found a person trapped inside.

ISP is investigating.