A Canyon Country man has been identified as the person killed in a crash on Soledad Canyon Road on Saturday.

Darrell Bruns, 55, of Canyon Country, was identified as the driver killed in a crash on Soledad Canyon Road on Saturday afternoon by the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office.

At about 5:45 p.m. Saturday, emergency responders received reports of a passenger van that had slammed into the embankment on Soledad Canyon  Road, just east of Agua Dulce Canyon Road, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials.

Firefighters responding to the scene discovered that the driver was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to CHP Officer Michael Nasir.

Soledad Canyon Road was closed for nearly six hours due to the incident.

No other vehicles were involved in the collision and the cause of the crash is not available as of Monday.

This crash in under investigation by the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office. Any witnesses are encouraged to contact the area office at (661) 600-1600 during business hours.

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