Peel Regional Police say a man is dead after a serious single-vehicle crash in Port Credit early Saturday.
Police said they were called to the area of Lakeshore and Stavebank roads around 2:25 a.m. for reports of a crash. They located the vehicle, which was severely damaged, and the injured driver.
A 38-year-old Burlington man was then transported to hospital.
“They were ejected from the vehicle and unfortunately did die in hospital,” Const. Danny Marttini told Global News.
Images from the scene suggest that the car crashed into a light standard and broke apart before coming to a rest in front of a CIBC bank in the area.
“I was maybe about 50 feet away. I heard it,” said George, who witnessed the crash.
“The guy must’ve been thrown 30 feet away … They were giving him compressions as they were putting him into the ambulance,” he said.
Peel police’s Major Collision Bureau is now investigating the crash.
“One thing they’re definitely looking at is speed,” Marttini said.
“We know that the vehicle was travelling eastbound on Lakeshore Road here and it appears that after they went over the crest of the bridge, for some reason lost control of the vehicle, hit several items causing the vehicle to split into different pieces.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
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