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Man dead after crashing Mclaren on Hwy 1 in West Vancouver

First responders at the scene of a fatal one-vehicle crash early Sunday morning. Ryan Stelting

A 38-year-old man is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in West Vancouver overnight.

It happened around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, near 21st Street, according to West Vancouver police.

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First responders arrived to find a 2019 Mclaren flipped into a ditch and badly damaged.

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The sole occupant of the vehicle suffered fatal injuries, said police.

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The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but police believe speed and road conditions may have been a factor.

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Highway 1 was closed westbound for about six hours as police investigated.

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