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After the Bartlesville Police Department responded to a single-vehicle accident near the intersection of Silver Lake and Nowata Place earlier today, we have learned that the driver has died. The identity of the driver is being withheld at this time until they notify the next of kin. 

An initial investigation shows that the vehicle was traveling south on Silverlake Rd when it veered off the roadway to the west. The vehicle went airborne over a concrete culvert before coming to a stop.  

Assistant Bartlesville Police Chief Andrew Ward tells Bartlesville Radio an officer en route arrived at the scene and observed that the driver appeared to be experiencing a medical emergency. The officer immediately removed the driver from the vehicle, which subsequently caught fire.