One man is dead and another is in hospital after a street race early Monday resulted in a horrific crash that left a sedan sliced in two.

A 25-year-old man lost control of his Honda at 5:39 a.m. as he was bombing south along Kennedy Rd. just before Finch Ave. E. He barrelled through the intersection, striking a hydrant and then a light pole. The back end of the car was torn.

Police said the passenger ran off, leaving the driver trapped in the car. When paramedics arrived the driver wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a heartbeat. He later pronounced dead at Sunnybrook Hospital.

The passenger called police Monday afternoon and also sought medical treatment. He is in stable condition in hospital.

Police aren’t releasing the name of the deceased until his family, who don’t live in Canada, are notified.

The driver of the other car in the race, believed to be a black Infiniti G35, sped off. Police said the car was travelling “well over the speed limit” — 60 km/h on that stretch.

Jim Karygiannis, MP for Scarborough-Agincourt, released a statement Monday saying he will introduce a federal bill on limiting speed. Karygiannis wants manufacturers to install a device that will limit the maximum speed of any car to 150 km/h. He proposed a similar bill previously but it died when the election was called last May.

“It is time to end the carnage on our streets caused by street racing,” his statement said.

In a separate collision Sunday night, a young woman died after the car she was riding in crashed into a pole in Vaughan.

The single-vehicle crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. when the car lost control as it travelled south on Dufferin St. near Major MacKenzie Dr.

The driver was rushed to hospital with serious injuries; a third woman escaped with minor injuries. All three were believed to be in their 20s.

“We can’t determine why the vehicle left the roadway,” said York region police Insp. Shelley Rogers.

With files from Kirsten Parucha

High speed’s high toll

“Street racing is a big problem,” said Sgt. Jeff Redden of Toronto police traffic services after Monday’s tragic crash. “It’s probably far more prevalent than we even think it is and we lay street racing charges every day.”

Street racing, which falls under the province’s stunt driving laws, carry significant penalties, even before an incident goes to trial. Police can immediately seize a car and suspend the driver’s licence if stunt charges are laid.

In addition to racing, which is deemed as driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit, police can also lay stunt driving charges against drivers who dart in and out of traffic, tailgate and “burn out” (skid on purpose).

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In the past six years, 34 people have died in the GTA as a result of street racing, according to the OPP.

“We know that speed kills through years and years of data,” Redden said. “City streets are tight and it doesn’t take much to get into a serious, life-threatening situation if you’re driving that fast.”

Police lay most stunt driving charges on Ontario’s highways, but fatalities occur in a greater proportion in the cities, said Redden, who added there isn’t any particular hot spot for racing in the GTA.