1 dead, several injured in 30-vehicle collision in Kingston
Posted December 1, 2019 5:46 pm.
Last Updated December 2, 2019 9:18 am.
A 33-year-old man from Nova Scotia is dead and several others were injured in a massive 30-vehicle collision in Kingston on Sunday.
The collisions happened in the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near the Joyceville Road exit around 3:30 p.m.
Ontario Provincial police identified the man killed in the crash as Matthew Robert Jamieson.
Frontenac county paramedics said multiple crews responded to the scene. They treated 16 patients who were transported to hospital, three of them in life-threatening condition. One patient was treated on scene and released.
Other people who were stranded on the road have been taken to a warming centre in Kingston.
The 401 westbound is shutdown from Joyceville exit 632 to Highway 15 for the investigation.
A winter weather travel advisory is still active in Kingston with up to 15 cm of snow expected by tonight.
