Ontario Provincial Police say the southbound lanes of Highway 400 near Rutherford Road have reopened following a fatal collision that claimed the life of a 73-year-old woman on Friday.
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said witnesses reported seeing a red Volkswagen Jetta travelling at a high rate of speed at around 3 a.m. when it rear-ended a minivan carrying four people.
Schmidt said three of the people suffered minor injuries but the fourth person, a woman, was pronounced dead.
Police later identified her as a 73-year-old woman from North York.
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He also said the driver of the Jetta was “last seen walking away from that scene.”
Investigators are appealing for that person in the Jetta to call a lawyer and turn themselves into police.
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The suspect has been described as a man, around 35 to 40 years old, with a thin build. He was wearing blue jeans and was carrying a reusable shopping bag.
Highway 400 southbound was closed between Rutherford Road and Langstaff Road for several hours.
The highway reopened shortly after 9:30 a.m.
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