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Man killed in one-car accident

Witness said vehicle veered off road, hit tree

A one-car accident on Sare Road killed a man Wednesday afternoon, said Bloomington Police Department Sgt. David Drake, reading from a police report.\nA witness told the \nBloomington Police Department that the vehicle had been heading north when it suddenly crossed the center line, drove off the roadway and struck a tree head-on just south of David Drive, according to the report.\nBPD had not yet released the name of the man killed at press time. According to the report, no passengers were in the vehicle. \n"He may or may not have flipped his car a couple of times, but the vehicle was extensively damaged," said Drake, who visited the accident scene.\nAccording to the report, the left front wheel, tire, spring and a piece of the axle were all found on the opposite side of the road.\n"The car was just pretty much demolished," Drake said.\nWhen officers from BPD arrived three minutes after they received the call at 12:13 p.m., the driver was trapped underneath the car. He was already dead by the time they arrived, Drake said.\nInvestigators were sent to the site to reconstruct the scene. Police say the accident is still under investigation.

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