Friday Morning just before 8am the Chico Police Dispatch Center started receiving multiple 911 calls of a vehicle collision on the Esplanade at 11th Avenue in Chico. A single vehicle collided with a tree . Chico Fire arrived along with Chico Police units. Chico Fire conducted an emergency extrication on the sole occupant of the vehicle but he was pronounced deceased at the scene. The identity of the driver will be withheld pending notification of next-of-kin. the Chico PD Major Accident team is conducting the investigation into the accident