Luton off-duty police officer tried to save driver from burning car

A driver died after their car burst into flames when it crashed in a ditch, police said.

The car rolled over on its roof in Barford Road, Little Barford, in Bedfordshire at about 20:00 GMT on Friday.

An off-duty police officer who was passing at the time spotted the vehicle and managed to pull the driver free.

A Bedfordshire Police spokeswoman confirmed the driver of the vehicle later died.

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