Highway 401 reopened after closure following multi-vehicle collision, 1 person in hospital

One person is in hospital with serious injuries after a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 401 Wednesday morning.

Emergency crews responded to the collision shortly before 6 a.m. on the eastbound section of the 401 east of Union Road in Southwold Township, Ont.

The collision involved a transport truck and a commercial delivery van. The driver of the van was sent to the hospital, according to Ontario Provincial Police. The driver of the transport truck was uninjured.

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The eastbound lane of the 401 was closed between Union Road and Colonel Talbot Road while police investigate the incident, but has since reopened.

Anyone with information regarding the collision is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or online at www.opp.ca/reporting.

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