BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP -- Police believe a medical condition is to blame for a one-car-crash that claimed the life of a 47-year-old Buena Vista Township man earlier this evening.

Buena Vista Township Police say around 5:15 a driver was heading westbound on Washington Road when he ran off the side of the roadway and crashed into a fence near the intersection of North 23rd Street.

Police and fire fighters responded to the scene.

Authorities believe the man was suffering from a medical condition at the time of the crash.

He was transported to Covenant Medical Center where he later died.

The investigation is ongoing.