Driver dead after collision at Cayuga, Ont. racetrack

A 69-year-old is dead after a crash at a Cayuga, Ont. racetrack.

OPP say emergency crews responded shortly after 2:30 p.m. Saturday to the Toronto Motorsports Park on Kohler Road.

Two dragsters reportedly crashed and one of the drivers, a 69-year-old resident of North York, was rushed to hospital where he died of his injuries.

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The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.

Police say the National Hot Rod Association is investigating.

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