A man has been seriously injured while trying to help a jack-knifed truck on Highway 401 early Tuesday, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Emergency crews were called to the scene of a collision on westbound Highway 401 near Highway 427 at around 1 a.m.
OPP. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told Global News a good Samaritan got out of his vehicle to check on the driver of the truck in the westbound lanes when an SUV struck the truck, pushing it into the man.
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Toronto paramedics said a man in his 20s was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries
The northbound and southbound ramps from Highway 401 to Highway 427 are closed for the investigation and cleanup. Roads are expected to be reopened around 8 a.m.
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