LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A child died Thursday after a crash caused a car to catch fire in Lakeland.

A father and his two young children were in a white Kia sedan that left the roadway at the intersection of Broadway Street and Lake Parker Drive East at around 5 p.m., according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The car entered a wooded area and collided with a tree, which caused the car to catch fire. A witness and the driver tried to pull the children from the car, but one was killed in the fire.

(Polk County Sheriff’s Office)

The driver was identified as a 30-year-old man from Winter Haven. The witness, the driver and his surviving child were taken to the hospital to treat their injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.