On Tuesday, February 27, 2018, shortly after 6:00 p.m., emergency crews were called to the intersection of Valley Road and York Road for a single motor vehicle collision.

A 48-year-old Dundas man was operating his Honda Civic westbound on York Road when he lost control and struck a large tree. EMS transported the male to a local hospital where he succumbed to the injuries sustained from the collision.

Factors that caused the collision are still under investigation.

This collision marks the first driver death and the third overall fatality on Hamilton roads for 2018.

If You have information pertaining to this collision and have yet to speak to police, you are asked to contact Detective Constable Matt Hewko of the Collision Reconstruction Unit at (905) 546-4755.

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P.C. Jerome Stewart #86 Media Relations Officer