PORT HOPE, Ont. – Two people are dead following a fiery crash on Highway 401 near Port Hope, Ont., late Thursday.
Ontario Provincial Police say an eastbound tractor-trailer collided with two other vehicles heading in the same direction at about 10:30 p.m.
Pictures on social media show a large fire and heavy smoke at the scene of the crash about 105 kilometres east of Toronto.
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Police have not yet released any information about the people killed, nor on what may have caused the accident.
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Northumberland OPP say westbound lanes that were closed due to poor visibility caused by smoke have re-opened.
Police reopened all eastbound lanes of Highway 401 after 3:30 p.m. Friday.
With files from Nick Westoll
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