A 16-year-old Centralia, Ont., teenager has been identified as the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash early Thursday west of Exeter, Ont.
Emergency services were called to Ausable Line between Dashwood Road, or Huron County Road 83, and Huron Street West, just after 4 a.m. Thursday.
According to investigators, a sedan had been travelling north on Ausable when the driver lost control on the gravel roadway and struck a tree in the east ditch.
One person was found inside the vehicle and was already dead by the time emergency crews arrived, police say.
Police have identified the victim as Keiran Stewart, 16, of Centralia.
Ausable Line was closed between Fashwood Road and Huron Street West for the investigation but has since reopened.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP or Crime Stoppers.