Halton police say the Brampton man who died after his van rolled over into a ditch on Trafalgar Road in Milton Monday night suffered a medical episode prior to the crash.
Police attributed the death of the 50-year-old driver, whose name won’t be released, to a pre-existing medical condition.
The Milton Fire Department, Halton Region Paramedic Services and Halton Regional Police responded to the single-vehicle crash just before 6:30 p.m.
According to police, the Mercedes cargo van was northbound on Trafalgar Road, just south of Britannia Road, when it left the roadway.
The driver — the sole occupant of the vehicle — was extricated by Milton firefighters and rushed to hospital by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead.
Driver killed after single-vehicle rollover on Trafalgar Rd. in Milton
A 50-year-old male driver of a Mercedes cargo van is dead following a single-vehicle rollover into a ditch on Trafalgar Road in Milton Monday night.
The Milton Fire Department, Halton Region Paramedic Services and Halton Regional Police responded to a call for a rollover just before 6:30 p.m.
According to police, the cargo van was northbound on Trafalgar Road, just south of Britannia Road, when it left the roadway and rolled into a ditch.
The lone occupant was extricated by Milton firefighters and rushed by ambulance to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Trafalgar Road between Lower Base Line and Britannia Road was closed for several hours as members of the Halton Regional Police Collision Reconstruction Unit and Identification Unit investigated the crash.
Police aren't releasing the identity of the man at this time as they're still attempting to notify his family.
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