A male driver is dead following a tractor-trailer crash on Highway 401 in Oshawa early Tuesday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police said the single-vehicle collision happened around 5 a.m. on the eastbound lanes near Harmony Road.
Police said the vehicle left the highway and veered into the ditch on the right-hand side and struck a tree.
READ MORE: OPP officer injured after being hit by vehicle during traffic stop on Highway 400
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Authorities said the male driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The two right lanes of eastbound Highway 401 are closed for the investigation.
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