Female pedestrian struck by truck on Highway 401 express lanes
Posted October 14, 2021 4:23 pm.
Last Updated October 14, 2021 10:40 pm.
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman who suffered life-threatening injuries on Highway 401 near Yonge Street on Thursday.
Ontario Provincial Police say the woman was struck in a live lane of traffic in the eastbound express lanes of the highway by a transport truck just before 1 p.m. Thursday.
Investigators have not been able to identify the woman, described as being between 30 and 40 years of age with long, dark hair. She was wearing grey pants and a browl, wool sweater, white running shoes and white gloves at the time of the incident.
Need assistance identifying the female pedestrian that was stuck today on #Hwy401/Yonge St. 1pm.
Adult 30-40 years old, grey pants, brown wool sweater, white running shoes, white gloves, long dark hair.
Call #TorontoOPP 416-235-4981 if you can help. pic.twitter.com/UjJIVJq89X— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) October 14, 2021
Police are also asking for anyone who may have been in the area and has dashcam footage to contact them so they can piece together the series of events that led the woman to be on the highway.
