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19-year-old killed in single-vehicle crash in Providence Twp. early Tuesday

Crews on scene worked to extricate the driver who was pronounced dead on scene.

PROVIDENCE, Ohio — Update: The following story has been edited to include new information made available by Ohio State Highway Patrol officials.

One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Providence-Neapolis-Swanton Road in Providence Township Tuesday morning.

According to officials on scene, the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed around 4:30 a.m. when the driver hit a power pole and then a tree.

In an update from Ohio State Highway Patrol, officials said Nathaniel Donald, 19, of Whitehouse, was driving southbound in a gray 2009 Ford Escape. Donald went off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole and a tree. 

Crews on scene worked to extricate the driver who was pronounced dead on scene. He was not wearing a safety belt, authorities said. 

Providence-Neapolis-Swanton Road is temporarily closed near Barnett Avenue so crews can clean up the crash site.

Police are investigating what caused the crash.

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