3 males in alleged stolen vehicle flee after wrong way crash in Hamilton: police

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a wrong way driver crash on the ramp from northbound Red Hill Valley Parkway to the Toronto-bound QEW in Hamilton on Mar. 6, 2024. Photo: OPP

By Michael Ranger

Posted March 6, 2024 6:41 am.

Last Updated March 6, 2024 10:27 am.

Provincial police are investigating a head-on crash involving a wrong way driver in an alleged stolen vehicle on a highway ramp in Hamilton.

The collision happened on the northbound Red Hill Valley Parkway ramp to the Toronto-bound QEW around 3:40 a.m. Wednesday.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say an SUV was travelling in the wrong direction on the ramp when it collided head-on with another SUV.

Witnesses told police they saw three males from the wrong way vehicle run away from the crash scene.

Police also say the wrong way SUV was reported stolen.

The driver of the other SUV suffered minor injuries.

No one is in custody. The investigation is ongoing.

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