Hamilton police say a 19-year-old driver who died following a single-vehicle crash in Hamilton hit a concrete pillar underneath an overpass.
The collision happened shortly after 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in an industrial area on Burlington Street East at Parkdale Avenue North.
.@HamiltonPolice continue to investigate a motor vehicle collision in #HamOnt this morning.
— Hamilton Police (@HamiltonPolice) February 14, 2023
One individual pronounced deceased.
Please see below for road closures.
Investigators ask anyone who may have been in the area btwn 330-430 AM or have video to call police,905-546-4925. https://t.co/j4LPTIBP49
The deceased man was the vehicle's sole occupant.
Hamilton Police Service said emergency responders assisted with life-saving measures on the victim, but he died at the scene.
"Investigators continue to work with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service to establish the circumstances surrounding this collision," police said in a Feb. 14 news release.
Currently, Parkdale Avenue North is closed north of Glow Avenue. Burlington Street East is also off-limits between Strathearne Avenue and Nikola Tesla Boulevard.
Investigators are asking anyone who may have been in that area between 3:30 and 4:30 a.m. today or anyone who may have video footage to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 905-546-4753, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or https://crimestoppershamilton.com/.
