<p>SUWANEE, Ga. — A witness to the aftermath of a fiery van crash that killed six people and injured 10 others says that flames grew rapidly as bystanders tried to save the motorists.</p>
<p>The van was carrying 16 people when it crashed and burst into flames Saturday along Interstate 85, northeast of Atlanta, Gwinnett County police said.</p>
<p>Donnie Richeson saw cars in front of him swerving to miss something and then saw the van on fire, he told WSB-TV. A man ran up and started kicking the windshield to get to people inside, he said.</p>
<p>“The fire was just doubling every second it seemed like,” Richeson said.</p>
<p>The 10 injured motorists were taken to metro Atlanta hospitals.</p>
<p>Passersby stopped to pull people from the burning vehicle Saturday evening along I-85 near the Interstate 985 junction, Gwinnett County police Sgt. Michele Pihera said in a statement. The area is about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of downtown Atlanta.</p>
<p>Details about the people in the van would be announced in the coming days, Gwinnett County police said</p>
<p>The occupants were members of a sober living group, Gwinnett County police told WXIA-TV on Sunday.</p>
<p>Investigators were working to determine the cause of the crash. Witnesses were asked to call the police department’s accident investigation tip line with any information.</p>
