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1 person dead in single-car crash in Town of Royalton

The Niagara County Sheriff's Office said it received a 911 call about a crash in the 7800 block of Mill Road, near Terry's Corners.
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NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. — A Gasport man died in a single-car crash that happened in the Town of Royalton on Thursday.

The Niagara County Sheriff's Office said it received a 911 call about a crash in the 7800 block of Mill Road, near Terry's Corners.

The sheriff's office says a 2011 Honda was traveling northwest on Mill Road when it crossed the centerline, continued across the southbound lane, left the road, then struck and embankment, at which point the vehicle flipped.

After going across some grass, the Honda came to a stop "against a stand of trees," according to the sheriff's office.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sheriff's Office identified the driver of the vehicle as 55-year-old Christopher L. Mahar of Gasport. 

An investigation is on-going.

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