A man in his 40s has died after the car he was driving slammed into a hydro pole.
Peel police say that a car was travelling at approximately 190 kilometres an hour along Eglinton Avenue near Tomken Road when it struck a pole and split in half at around 12:30 a.m.
According to Const. Lilly Fitzpatrick, debris from the crash is spread out over a 700 metre field and officers are scouring the surrounding area to ensure no one else was ejected from the vehicle.
Police are encouraging anyone who may have witnessed the accident to come forward.
Agencies/Canadajournal