Ontario Provincial Police say all lanes on the QEW at Trafalgar Road in Oakville are now open after a fatal motor vehicle collision left one woman dead.
Emergency crews responded to the multi-vehicle crash involving about seven vehicles just before 11 p.m. Thursday.
OPP said a transport truck struck a barrier and caught on fire.
Halton paramedics said seven people were taken to hospital with minor, non life-threatening injuries.
OPP later confirmed a 34-year-old woman from Niagara Falls was found dead during the cleanup and recovery after they moved tractor trailer to find her vehicle pinned against the concrete barrier.
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The closure lasted over twelve hours and police were able to fully re-open the highway on Friday around 12:30 p.m.
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