FRANKLIN COUNTY — A West Frankfort man is dead after a single-vehicle accident in rural Franklin County Tuesday morning.

19-year-old Trebr Lenich was driving his Nissan Rogue on North Thompsonville Road just south of Knob Prairie Road at 9:22 a.m. whenever he traveled off of the roadway through a ditch and struck an embankment. The vehicle caught fire and was extinguished by a passer-by.

Lenich, who was on his way home from work, was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities believe he died on impact.

The crash is still under investigation.