A driver is dead and another is injured after a three-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Durham Region overnight, police say.
Ontario Provincial Police said in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) that the collision happened around 12:30 a.m. Saturday in the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near Thickson Road in Whitby.
Westbound on-ramps from Thickson Road were closed after the crash and all westbound traffic was being diverted off the highway.
The closure lasted until around 7 a.m., according to an OPP post.
The driver of one of the vehicles was killed and another driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries, police said.
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There is no word on what may have led to the collision.
Toronto OPP ask any witnesses to contact police.
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