An adult male is dead after a single vehicle collision in Brampton early Sunday morning, Peel police say.

The crash took place near Bramalea City Centre at Dixie Road and Clark Boulevard.

Police initially reported that a vehicle had crashed into a pole and that the sole occupant was being rushed to hospital.

The driver was pronounced deceased at the hospital, police said on Twitter.

Police are asking drivers to avoid the area Sunday morning while the Major Collision Bureau investigates.

Ted Fraser is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @ted_fraser

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