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One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Thornhill. 680 NEWS reporter Carl Hantske has the details from the scene.

By News staff

Posted October 24, 2019 5:16 am.

Last Updated October 24, 2019 8:46 am.

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One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Thornhill.

York regional police were called to Dufferin Street at Centre Street around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday.

It appears the driver lost control of the vehicle and it crashed into a pole. The vehicle then caught fire.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The age and gender of the driver is not yet known.

Driver killed at Dufferin/Centre St in Thornhill when car goes off road at apparent high speed and hits pole/bursts into flames. pic.twitter.com/WjzOdGzJkA

— carl hanstke (@carlCityNews) October 24, 2019

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