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80-year-old Toronto man dead after 7-vehicle crash in Mississauga

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80-year-old man dead after 7-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Mississauga
WATCH ABOVE: An 80-year-old man is dead after a seven vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Mississauga Saturday evening. Three other people were treated for minor injuries – Sep 4, 2016

An 80-year-old man has died after seven vehicles collided on Highway 401 in Mississauga Saturday.

Emergency crews were called to the eastbound lanes of the highway just east of Dixie Road around 5:30 p.m., according to the OPP.

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The man, whose identity hasn’t been released, was taken to hospital where he later died.

Three other people were treated for minor injuries.

Police are investigating what caused the collision.

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