A man has been pronounced dead after a single-vehicle crash in Richmond Hill overnight.

According to York Regional Police, the vehicle was travelling along Elgin Mills Road west of Highway 404 when the driver lost control and hit a concrete structure at around midnight.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Elgin Mills Road was closed between Highway 404 and Leslie Street while police investigated but it has since reopened.

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