Driver dead after collision on Highway 401 in Mississauga
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Posted August 22, 2024 10:20 pm.
Last Updated August 23, 2024 12:26 pm.
Police say a driver has been pronounced dead at the scene of a collision on Highway 401 westbound express in Mississauga.
A social media post shared by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division says that officers were called just before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday and that a single vehicle was involved in the crash.
In a news release, OPP said the driver struck a street light pole in a grass median that separated the express and collector lanes. A 22-year-old male driver from Brampton died in the crash.
The westbound collector and express lanes of Highway 401 were closed momentarily from Highway 427 to Hurontario Street, while the Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated
The roads reopened at approximately 2:00 a.m. Friday morning.