Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene after a two-vehicle collision in Barrie’s west end on Saturday afternoon.

The crash occurred around 2:45 p.m. near Ferndale Drive South and Essa Road, involving a beige van and a black SUV in a rear-end collision.

According to police, the van’s driver exited the vehicle before getting back in and speeding away. The van was last seen travelling north on Ferndale Drive.

The suspect is described as a man wearing a red T-shirt, blue jeans and a baseball cap. Police believe he was driving an older tan or beige Honda Odyssey with significant damage to its front end.