A section of the eastbound collector lanes of Highway 401 in Toronto was closed for much of Monday following a fatal two-vehicle crash.
Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews were called to the collision on the highway near Neilson Road just before 8 a.m.
Police said a sedan rear-ended an SUV in the collector lanes and the driver of the sedan then lost control and went into the embankment.
The driver of the sedan, a female, died at the scene.
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The other driver suffered minor injuries and wasn’t taken to hospital.
Police said the collector lanes were closed starting at Kennedy Road following the crash, though the express lanes remained open.
In an update, police said the roadway reopened at 6:09 p.m. Monday.
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