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Police work to identify victim of fatal crash in Wellesley

Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a fatal collision in Wellesley. File / Global News

Waterloo Regional Police are still looking to identify the victim of a fatal crash in Wellesley on Wednesday afternoon.

Police say emergency personnel were called to the area around William Hastings Line and Township Road 14 at around 3 p.m. for reports of a single vehicle collision.

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The officer’s investigation revealed that the car left the road before hitting a tree and becoming fully engulfed in flames.

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Police say the crash was so severe, that the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Officers believe that speed may have been a contributing factor in the collision although it remains under investigation.

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