Driver dies in collision with tree after vehicle bursts into flames

One dead after crash in Bracebridge One person died after a serious crash early Sunday morning.

Provincial police are investigating a collision in Bracebridge that claimed the life of one person over the weekend.

Bracebridge OPP and emergency services responded to a single-vehicle crash on Stephenson Road 1 East just before 2 a.m. on Sunday.

Police say the vehicle was travelling east when it struck a tree and burst into flames.

“Sadly, the sole occupant was pronounced deceased,” police stated in a Monday release.

The road was closed between Pinedale Road and Bonnie Lake Road for the investigation.

Motorists were detoured around the area throughout most of the day. Stephenson Road 1 East reopened around 5 p.m. Sunday.