The Berrien County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an unknown injury accident early Sunday morning and found a vehicle had struck a tree and was fully engulfed in flames.

Once the fire was put out by the Buchanan Township Fire personnel, a single victim was found deceased inside the vehicle.

The victim was transported WMED (WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine) in Kalamazoo so an autopsy could be performed to confirm identification.

The vehicle was travelling eastbound on Glendora Road and ran off a curved roadway and struck a tree, according to the police.

The accident remains under investigation and the victim’s name is being withheld pending identification and notification of next of kin.

It is unknown at this time if speed or intoxicants are contributing factors in this crash.

Authorities on the scene included Buchanan Township Fire, SMCAS Ambulance Service, Berrien County Sheriff’s Department, Berrien County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Reconstruction Team, Berrien Sheriff’s Victim Services and Chaplains Unit.