One dead after vehicle crashes into canal near Dixon
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One person has died after a vehicle crashed into a canal near Dixon on Thursday.
The crash was reported around 5:15 p.m. in the area of Trefoil Road near Etzel Road.
An eyewitness told police that a vehicle drove into the canal with one person trapped inside. Fire crews arrived a short time later to find the car fully submerged; the vehicle had been in the canal for at least 45 minutes, a firefighter told a county dispatcher.
The driver of the vehicle died as a result of the crash. As of 5:30 p.m., fire crews were still attempting to recover the vehicle and the body from the canal.
No further information was available as of early Thursday evening.
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