One person is dead and a second is in hospital after a two-vehicle crash northeast of Toronto on Wednesday morning.

Durham Regional Police said the fatal crash occurred on Simcoe Street in the Township of Scugog shortly after 7:10 a.m.

One driver was killed and a second driver suffered serious injuries, police said.

Investigators are looking into the cause of the crash.

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