SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - There was a major injury wreck Saturday, Aug. 16, in the 1900 block of Spanish Springs Road after a vehicle crashed into a tree and became fully engulfed in flames with people trapped inside, according to a Sparks Police Department news release.

The solo-vehicle incident happened at 3:45 a.m. in Sparks.

When Sparks Police Department, Sparks Fire Department and REMSA responded to the scene, they extinguished the fire, and extracted the occupants.

An adult and two juveniles were transported to a local hospital with major injuries, the release said.

Driving while intoxicated is believed to have played a role in the crash, the release said.

The Sparks Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating.

The Sparks Police Department is asking anyon

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