A man, in his 20s, died as the car he was a passenger in crashed into a lamp-post, police said.
The collision took place on Penncricket Lane in Rowley Regis, West Midlands, at about 05:30 BST.
A man, also in his 20s, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
A third man was taken to hospital with a broken arm, along with a fourth man who had minor injuries, West Midlands Police said.
The force said the road would remain closed for most of Saturday while investigations continue.
The West Midlands Police statement in full:
We are currently in Penncricket Lane, Rowley Regis, following a collision this morning (April 29).
Shortly after 5.30am a car hit a lamppost and a passenger in his 20s sadly suffered fatal injuries.
A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and officers remain at the scene carrying out enquiries.
Another man was taken to hospital with a broken arm and another with minor head injuries.
The road will be closed and the scene kept in place for most of today.
We would like to thank the public for their patience and would ask anyone with information or dashcam footage from this incident to contact us via Live Chat or 101 quoting log 808 of April 29
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Drove like an utter twat. Zero sympathy.
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It wasn't the driver who died. It was one of the passengers.
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bro's gonna get his family fined, he didn't have is dying in public loicense
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That man should get a speeding ticket.
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Oi m8, can't park there.
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Dont be cheeky lad
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A brutal reminder to not drive recklessly. Not worth your life, nor potentially someone else's.
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In Jamaica we have a saying that "it's better to be late in this life than early in the next"
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I'm writing that one down, that's a great saying.
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good thing he didn't hurt any of the cool cars
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no expert but I’d that shit looked like at least 150kph / 90mph , crash site would have been nasty as hell
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“Here you go, way too fast. If you don’t slow down, you’re gonna craaaash….”
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it says 29/04
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