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OPP release names of two victims in fatal Hwy. 401 crash near Odessa

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Two dead in Hwy. 401 crash near Odessa
Archive footage from May 25: The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 were closed for a prolonged period of time on May 25 due to a fatal crash – May 25, 2018

OPP have released the names of the two people who died last week in a collision near Odessa on Highway 401.

OPP Const. Roop Sandhu says that the accident occurred on May 25, because a black SUV hit the guard rail and then spun out into what Sandhu called a “live lane”. Sandhu said the transport truck was not able to stop in time, and then collided with the SUV.

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As a result of the collision, the male driver of the SUV Cheng Yuan, 33, from Waterloo, Ont. and a female passenger Meiyu Li 27, from Burnaby, B.C. were pronounced deceased at the scene.

The highway was closed for nine hours on May 25.

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According to OPP, the investigation is on-going.

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