Ontario Provincial Police say one person has died after a collision along Highway 401 prompting the closure of the eastbound express lanes.
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the three-vehicle crash involving a transport truck and two passenger vehicles happened just past Highway 400 at around 5 a.m. on Thursday.
One person was taken to hospital and was pronounced dead, Schmidt said.
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A second person was taken to hospital with minor injuries and a third person is on scene uninjured, he added.
All eastbound Highway 401 lanes near Highway 400 are blocked.
A police reconstruction team in on scene and will be there for several hours.
Fatal collision #Hwy 401 eb express at #Hwy400 https://t.co/DdG5eF7fPA
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) April 15, 2021
