One man is dead and four others are in hospital following a multi-vehicle crash in Brampton overnight on Wednesday.

Peel Regional Police were called to Torbram Road and Williams Parkway in Brampton just before 12:30 a.m. after reports of a collision, confirmed Const. Danny Marttini.

Police located a man who was later pronounced dead on scene. Four other people from the two vehicles involved were taken to hospital, one of them suffering serious injuries.

Northbound lanes of Torbram Road, southbound of Central Parkway and eastbound lanes on Williams Parkway were shut to allow for an investigation but have since reopened.

Osobe Waberi is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @OsobeWaberi

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