A 79-year-old driver has died following a crash in Bowmanville on Sunday afternoon.
Durham police responded to the scene on Bennett Road, north of Port Darlington Road, at 3:50 p.m. after receiving reports of a single-vehicle collision. Authorities say the driver was heading west on Kissingbridge Lane when he left the roadway, drove through a field, and collided with an embankment.
The driver was taken to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police have not yet released the driver’s identity, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.