A fatal crash and fire occured Wednesday on the Johnson/Shelby County line.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to County Road 800E south of County Road 650S, Edinburgh, on a vehicle accident just after 5 p.m. Wednesday. When first responders arrived they located a box truck that had gone off of the east side of the road down an embankment or ditch and struck several trees and was engulfed in flames.

The accident started in Johnson County and the vehicle came to rest in Shelby County.

One occupant appears to have died in the crash.

Assisting at the scene were the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Edinburgh Police Department, Amity Fire Department, Edinburgh Fire Department, Marietta Fire Department and the Shelby County Coroner’s Office.

The Shelby County Coroner’s Office will make identification of the driver.