Mariposa man killed in fiery crash

A 68-year-old Mariposa man died late Thursday in a fiery crash on Harris Road, the California Highway Patrol reported.

John Pool was driving a 1986 Volkswagen Microbus west on Harris Road, west of Highway 49, around 10:40 p.m. As his vehicle traveled around curve, the vehicle went off the roadway and traveled down a steep embankment, the CHP said in a brief news release.

The vehicle overturned and caught fire. The flames spread, causing a wildfire that consumed about 3 to 5 acres, the CHP said.

Mariposa County and Cal Fire firefighters extinguished the blaze.

Pool was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the crash remained under investigation Friday.

This story was originally published August 21, 2015 at 3:58 PM with the headline "Mariposa man killed in fiery crash."