SIU investigating after man dies in crash involving truck that was fleeing police

Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after an occupant of a pickup truck that was allegedly fleeing from police died in a crash. Members of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) examine a scene in Hamilton, Ont., Sunday, May 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn

BURLINGTON, ONTARIO - Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after an occupant of a pickup truck that was allegedly fleeing from police died in a crash.

The Special Investigations Unit says Halton Regional Police officers on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington, Ont., had stopped the driver of a truck for speeding just before 4 a.m. Monday when the driver fled.

The SIU says police then found the pickup truck in a collision at an off ramp.

It says four occupants of the truck were taken to hospital and one of them, a 26-year-old man, died after arriving there.

It is now asking witnesses to contact the SIU to help with the investigation.

The SIU is a civilian law enforcement agency that investigates cases where a police officer has been involved in a serious injury, death or sexual assault.

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