Halton Region police are investigating a fatal crash in Milton after a stolen car plunged into a pond.

The incident occurred just before 7:15 p.m. Sunday near Bronte Street North and Steeles Avenue West.

Police said a silver Mercedes was was travelling north on Bronte when it suddenly left the road, crashed into a hydro pole and plummeted into a small pond east of the roadway.

The vehicle was recovered from the pond after several minutes and the lone male occupant was rushed to the hospital, Staff Sgt. Jeff Dunham said in a news release.

The driver, a 34-year-old Windsor man whose name wasn’t released by police, was pronounced dead at Milton District Hospital.

Police said that investigators at the scene learned that the car was stolen.

The force’s reconstruction unit is investigating the collision.

Anyone with information can call police at 905-825-4747 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.