A firefighter died in a utility task vehicle crash while responding to a brush fire in Berlin, Connecticut on Tuesday.

Sharkevich was a retired firefighter with the Hartford Fire Department who was still volunteering with the Wethersfield department. Police say a preliminary investigation determined the UTV was operating on a steep, rocky incline when it rolled over onto Sharkevich, causing fatal injuries.

A Connecticut firefighter died and two others were injured Tuesday when a vehicle rolled over as they were battling a 90-acre brush fire, authorities said.