Person calls police after coming across crash that killed 2 in Durham Region

A person called police after coming across the scene of a crash that killed two people in Durham Region, officers say.

Durham Regional Police said the crash happened on Thorah Side Road, south of Regional Road 15, in the Township of Brock.

Emergency crews responded to the scene at around 3:20 a.m. Sunday, but “the collision had occurred a period of time prior to a citizen coming across the collision and notifying police,” officers said.

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The vehicle had been heading south when the driver lost control and went into a drainage culvert on the east side of the road, police said.

“The motor vehicle rolled as it entered the ditch and became submerged in water on its roof,” police said.

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A male and a female were found dead inside the vehicle.

There is no word on their ages.

The roadway was closed for several hours as officers investigated.

The investigation is still ongoing and police ask anyone with information to contact police or Crime Stoppers.