A fatal collision closed a section of the westbound 401 in Etobicoke early Monday morning.
At approximately 5:20am, police received numerous calls of a car stopped in a live lane of the highway near Martin Grove. Shortly after, the vehicle was involved in a serious collision with a tractor-trailer.
When crews arrived on scene, the driver of the car was pronounced dead. The driver of the truck was uninjured.
“We are still trying to investigate and determine exactly what happened prior to the collision that claimed the life of the driver of this car,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told local media.
Schmidt called the damage to the car "absolutely devistating", and asked anybody who witnessed the collision, or what led up to it, to contact Toronto OPP.
“We are appealing for anyone else who may have driven through this area between 5 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. that may have seen a vehicle either in a live lane disabled or any circumstances."
The westbound lanes of the 401 remained closed through the morning commute, with all traffic being diverted off the highway at Martin Grove. The backup stretched as far as Allen road while police continued to investigate. No time frame was given as to when the highway would reopen.
Fatal collision:#Hwy401 wb at Martin Grove. WB lanes to be closed at Martin Grove, truck and car involved. pic.twitter.com/mfA4bkBfzS— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) December 11, 2017
Source: CP24
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