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Driver dead after 3-vehicle crash on Hwy 401 in Durham Region

OPP are investigating a fatal crash overnight on the 401 Highway in Whitby. An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser is seen in this file photo. File / Global News

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.

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Toronto OPP ask any witnesses to contact police.

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