Crash on eastbound Highway 401 in Scarborough sends driver to hospital

The Ontario Provincial Police say a driver has life-threatening injuries after a crash on Highway 401 in Scarborough on Thursday morning.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash happened in the eastbound collector lanes of Highway 401 at McCowan Road just after 3 a.m.

An SUV rear-ended the back of a delivery truck, Schmidt said.

Schmidt said the driver of the vehicle, a 38-year-old man from Whitby, was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition while the driver of the truck did not sustain any injuries.

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All eastbound collector lanes were closed at McCowan Road but have since reopened.