Editor’s Note: A previous report from provincial police stated the crash involved a transport truck and motorcycle. Police have since revised this update, saying the crash involved a single motorcycle with two occupants.
All eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401 were closed for several hours Saturday just east of London after a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle left two people in hospital.
The incident happened along the highway between Dorchester Road and Elgin Road around 10:30 a.m., police said.
Few details are known, but the investigation has found the motorcycle suddenly experienced mechanical failure causing the driver to lose control and crash, Middlesex OPP Const. Max Gomez said. It’s believed tire failure may have been a factor, he said.
The motorcycle’s two occupants were taken to hospital, a male driver in serious condition and a female passenger in critical condition, an official with Middlesex-London EMS said.
Police had previously stated that the crash was between a transport truck and motorcycle. Later, officials issued an update saying the crash involved a lone motorcycle with two occupants.
No other information has been released by provincial police as the investigation is in its early stages.
The closure snarled traffic on the eastbound lanes, creating lengthy delays that stretched as far back as Highbury Avenue.
All lanes of the eastbound 401 reopened to traffic at Dorchester Road shortly after 2 p.m., police said.
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