Hwy. 401 reopens in Milton after head-on crash; suspected impaired driver in custody
Posted August 14, 2023 6:46 am.
Last Updated August 14, 2023 10:36 am.
A suspect impaired driver is in custody and another driver has serious injuries following a head-on crash that shut down a stretch of Highway 401 in Milton.
The collision occurred in the westbound lanes west of Guelph Line around 5 a.m. on Monday.
Ontario Provincial Police say two vehicles were involved in a head-on crash and a wrong way driver is in custody for suspected impaired driving.
The driver of the other vehicle has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. The driver in custody was not seriously hurt.
A serious, head-on crash has closed the #WB401 from Guelph Line to Hwy 6S. Hundreds of vehicles stuck between Guelph Line and the crash scene. https://t.co/s4RmstP0HQ pic.twitter.com/lHM81bXXwo
— Kyle Hocking (@HockCityNews) August 14, 2023
CityNews 680 traffic reporter Kyle Hocking was over the scene in a chopper and says it appears a black sedan and white sedan were involved in the crash.
“Looks to me like one of the two vehicles may have tried to avoid the other at the last moment,” says Hocking. “There’s fairly heavy damage to the black sedan at the front end, the white sedan has some damage at the front but quite a bit of damage to the passenger’s side. It looks like it may have been more of a glancing blow.”
Westbound traffic on the 401 was being forced off of the highway at Guelph Line but all lanes reopened just before 9 a.m.
