One dead in Highway 401 crash

By News Staff

Posted May 20, 2014 6:26 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

One person is dead after a crash in the eastbound express lanes of Highway 401 east of Avenue Road, paramedics confirm. CityNews anchor Francis D’Souza says the collision has closed a huge section of the highway.

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