BRANCH COUNTY – A Coldwater man was killed Friday night in a single vehicle crash.

The accident took place on Michigan Road just north of State Road in Coldwater Township.

Michigan State Police of the Marshall post said a 48-year-old driver of a red Dodge pickup truck was traveling south on Michigan Road when he went off the road and struck a tree.

The truck caught fire after striking the tree.

The man was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation by the Michigan State Police.