DANVILLE, Va. – Danville Police say speed was a factor in a Saturday morning accident on the Piney Forest Road that left two people dead.

Danville Police responded at 7:55 a.m. to the intersection of Piney Forest Road and Seminole Trail for a single-vehicle accident.  Officers found a four-door, Nissan sedan engulfed in flames upon arrival.  The two occupants of the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. The bodies will be sent the medical examiner’s office for identification.

The initial investigation shows the vehicle was traveling northbound on Piney Forest Road at a high rate of speed, left the roadway and struck two telephone poles before bursting into flames.

Officers were still on scene investigating the accident late Saturday morning.