Multi-vehicle crash on QEW in Oakville sends 5 people to hospital: OPP

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say five people suffered injuries after a multi-vehicle collision on the QEW in Oakville on Thursday morning.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said on Twitter that the crash – which involved six vehicles, including a transport truck – took place around 11 a.m. in the Toronto-bound lanes between Bronte Road and Burloak Drive.

Schmidt initially said one person was sent to hospital with “non-life-threatening injuries,” however he later said five were sent to hospital with minor injuries.

View image in full screen

The incident shut down all lanes for a short period of time with right lanes re-opening just minutes later, say police.

Two Toronto-bound lanes remained closed until 2:00 a.m. on Friday morning.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up

By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash and have not laid any charges.