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Speed possible factor in fatal crash on Hwy 401 in Toronto, OPP say

The scene of the collision on Highway 401 at Victoria Park. Twitter / @OPP_HSD

Ontario Provincial Police say speed may have been a factor in a crash on Highway 401 in Toronto that left a 27-year-old victim dead.

Police said they were called to the collision around 2 a.m. Saturday in the area of Victoria Park.

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Officers said a car collided into the back of a truck carrying fuel.

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The driver of the car, a Markham resident, died.

Images posted on social media by the OPP showed extensive damage to the front of a white sedan.

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