Authorities say a man is lucky to be alive after the vehicle he was driving burst into flames when he crashed into a tree in Mississauga.
The incident happened just after midnight on Wednesday at Fairwind Drive and Bristol Road.
First responders arrived on scene and located a vehicle engulfed in flames with the driver still inside.
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Emergency crews managed to pull the driver out of the vehicle. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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