A motorist was killed after crashing into a pole in the city’s Marina Pacifica area early Sunday, authorities said.

The incident happened at about 1:15 a.m. at the intersection of 2nd Street and Marina Drive, according to Long Beach police spokesman Benjamin Hearst.

“Arriving officers observed a single vehicle that had collided with a pole after fleeing from an earlier non-injury collision,” Hearst said.

The vehicle was described as a 2004 red Toyota Camry.

Authorities said the vehicle crashed into a traffic control pole on the southeast corner of the intersection and was fully engulfed in flames.

Good Samaritans removed the driver from the vehicle and began life-saving measures before police arrived, he said.

Long Beach paramedics transported the man to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to police.

Authorities said the motorist had just been involved in a non-injury hit-and-run crash near 2nd Street and Granada Avenue.

“The driver was fleeing the scene of that collision at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his vehicle and collided with the traffic control pole,” police said in a release.

His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Det. David Lauro at 562-570-7355.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more details on both collisions the victim was involved in.