Ontario Provincial Police say a woman is dead after a three-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Pickering on Friday.
Police first tweeted about the crash, which happened in the westbound collector lanes at Whites Road, shortly after 11:30 a.m.
A police spokesperson told Global News a stalled vehicle was hit by other vehicles, causing one of them to catch fire.
A woman died, while another person was taken to a local hospital and two were assessed at the scene, police said.
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Further information regarding the collision wasn’t immediately available.
The westbound collector lanes of Highway 401 are closed in the area as officers investigate.
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