1 dead after crash on Highway 401 in Pickering involving wrong-way driver: OPP

Ontario Provincial Police say a man is dead following a three-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Pickering that involved a wrong-way driver.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash happened in the westbound lanes of the highway near Brock Road shortly after 5 a.m. Friday.

Schmidt said the crash involved a wrong-way driver.

“Reports are that one of the vehicles was travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes when it collided head-on,” Schmidt said.

A 55-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene while two others were injured, he said.

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Schmidt said the wrong-way driver and the driver of the third vehicle remain in hospital.

The westbound Highway 401 is closed at Brock Road and will remain closed for most of the morning.

Expected reopening time is around 1 p.m., police said.

In an update just after 5:30 p.m., police said a 25-year-old man from Whitby had been charged with impaired driving, dangerous driving and refusing to provide a breath sample that resulted in death and bodily harm.

Officers said he remains in custody pending a bail hearing.