Hamilton police are investigating a crash that left one person dead and one person injured on Tuesday night.

Staff Sgt. Steve Hahn said police received a call about a crash on the Red Hill Valley Parkway, between Greenhill Avenue and King Street East, at about 11:05 p.m.

According to a police news release Wednesday morning, three vehicles were involved in the crash.

Police say it started when a Mazda 3 being driven by a 26-year-old Hamilton man that was going north on the Red Hill collided with a Dodge Journey that was being driven by a 48-year-old Hamilton man, also going north.

The Mazda then veered toward the grass median, lost control, and went into incoming traffic going south in the opposing lanes.

Police say the Mazda was then struck by a southbound Toyota Sienna van being driven by a 48-year-old Hamilton man.

The driver of the Mazda was pronounced dead at scene, while the driver of the Dodge Journey wasn't injured.

The driver of the Toyota Sienna van was taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries, police say.

"The family of the deceased man has requested privacy and did not wish their loved one's name or further details to be shared," the police news release reads.

Detectives have not ruled out speed, alcohol or weather as contributing factors to the crash.

Fog conditions were reported at the time of the collision, police say.

A stretch of the parkway, which was closed to allow police to investigate the crash, has been reopened.