Local police are still trying to identify the victim, who was killed after colliding with a mail delivery truck on Route 17K.

According to town police Chief Butch Amthor, the car was heading west near Bailey Road shortly before 5 a.m. when, for unknown reasons, it drifted into the eastbound lane, colliding with the truck.

Amthor explained the crash resulted in an explosion, engulfing the car in flames and trapping the driver inside. The victim was pinned in the vehicle, unable to escape.

The driver of the mail truck, whose name was yet to be released, was able to get out of his vehicle to safety. Aside from becoming unconscious following the collision, he escaped the accident unscathed.

The New York auto accident caused Baily Road to be shut down for nearly six hours.

A state police reconstruction team is currently assisting in the investigation to help identify the victim.

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