Man dead in wrong-way crash on Hwy. 403 in Mississauga
Provincial police are asking witnesses to come forward after a collision on Highway 403 in Mississauga left a man dead overnight.
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says a vehicle was reported travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 403 in the early hours of Saturday morning. The vehicle hit a concrete guardrail near Eglinton Avenue around 3:20 a.m. in what Schmidt called a “catastrophic” collision.
A 29-year-old Whitby man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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It is unclear how or when the vehicle entered the highway and why it was going the wrong way. An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the collision including whether alcohol was a factor.
Anyone with information or dashcam video is asked to call Port Credit OPP.
