A driver died in a fiery single-vehicle crash in St. Paul Sunday night, according to police.

Officers were called to the crash in the Conway neighborhood shortly after 9 p.m. The vehicle left the road, struck a tree and a light pole before coming to a stop and starting on fire, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a St. Paul police spokesman. It happened at Wilson Avenue and Howard Street, north of the Sun Ray Shopping Center.

There were fireworks in the vehicle, which began to explode “and made it difficult for anyone to help the driver,” Ernster said. Police believe the driver was the only person in the vehicle.

Though the investigation is preliminary, “excessive speed is believed to be a contributing factor in this crash,” according to Ernster.

Police will be asking the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office to confirm the driver’s identity and determine their cause of death.

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