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The man was pulled from the vehicle by fire crews but sadly died on arrival at the hospital.
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The report suggests a combined fire authority with Hampshire would "improve levels of service, including in key preventative areas such as community and business safety initiatives". Cabinet members will be asked to approve the public consultation.
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Concerns were raised at last night's Scrutiny Committee, after it was revealed that under the plans for a combine Fire Authority, Hampshire would own the Island's 11 fire stations.
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Cabinet members are due to vote on the proposals at tonight's meeting, but at a meeting of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority in Winchester, council leader, Dave Stewart, has already confirmed the authority would back the proposals.
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The Isle of Wight Council’s Cabinet has accepted a detailed business case for a combined authority and approved a full consultation on the plans.
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The family home in Gurnard - which had been passed down through four generations - has been completely destroyed. As well as losing sentimental items in the fire, the family's pet dog also died.
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The pilot and his passenger are reported as casualties in the crash and two Air Ambulances have been called to assist.
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As well as a warning that secured buildings and sites can be dangerous due to potential structural problems or hazardous materials, the Isle of Wight council is asking residents to report any unsecured buildings or sites.
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The fire is rapidly spreading up the cliffs in St Lawrence and firefighters from the mainland have crossed the water to assist.
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Vice Chair of Island Labour says, "Everyone understands the need for the service to be run efficiently, but that is entirely different to it being run on the cheap", adding "Lives are at stake".
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The fire that reportedly started in a ground-floor space between two hotels resulted in mainland fire and ambulance crews having to cross the Solent to support our local crews.
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FBU chair, Pete Mawhood said services were being run on luck and, had Sunday's fire in Sandown taken place at another time, the outcome could have been very different.
