Ontario Provincial Police say an 86-year-old female has died and multiple people have been injured after a multi-car collision in North York on Saturday afternoon.
Paramedics originally transported the woman to a Toronto trauma centre in life-threatening condition where she later succumbed to her injuries.
Officials said they responded to reports of a collision in the area of Highway 401 and Leslie Street a little before 4:30 p.m.
OPP said paramedics assessed and transported ten other patients, including three children, who all sustained non-life threatening injuries.
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Police closed the westbound express lanes at Warden Avenue and the Highway 404 southbound ramp to the Highway 401 westbound express lanes for the investigation, but they have since reopened.
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