OPP says a person has died and another suffered life-threatening injuries after a crash on Highway 401.
Police say around 10:43 a.m. on Sunday, emergency crews responded to westbound Highway 401 at Colonel Talbot Road to a report of a collision between a vehicle and a transport truck.
Once person was pronounced dead at the scene while another person was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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Police say the transport truck operator was not injured.
OPP have closed down westbound Highway 401 between Colonel Talbot Road and Wonderland Road.
It’s set to be closed for another four hours, or until around 7 p.m. on Sunday.
Witnesses of the crash and those with dash-cam footage are asked to call the Middlesex County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Fatal collision closes westbound lanes of #Hwy401 at Colonel Talbot Road. Highway expected to be closed for the next 4 hours. Anyone with dash-cam footage that captured the crash is being asked to call the #OPP at 1-888-310-1122. @LdnOntFire @MLPS911 #MiddlesexOPP ^es pic.twitter.com/VCGWibXQrk
— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) October 3, 2021