One person dead, westbound lanes of 401 closed south of Ingersoll after collision

One person has died, and westbound lanes of Highway 401 were closed for several hours following a fatal collision Tuesday just south of Ingersoll.

Ontario Provincial Police say a two-vehicle collision occurred around 1:40 p.m. in the westbound lanes. Police say one of the vehicles left the roadway and rolled, coming to a stop in the north ditch.

The driver of the rolled vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene and two other individuals in the collision have been transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, said OPP Const. Jeff Hare.

The 401 on-ramp was closed at Culloden and Putnam roads, while westbound lanes were closed between Culloden and Elgin roads. Hare said at around 3:20 p.m. the westbound lanes would likely be closed for three to four hours to allow backed up traffic to clear the scene and investigators to complete their work.

In an update, OPP confirmed the westbound lanes had reopened at around 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Along with OPP, Middlesex-London Paramedic Service, Thames Centre Fire Department, and ORNGE were on the scene for the incident.