(South Stormont) – Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers continue their investigation of a two (2) vehicle collision which occurred at approximately 6:00am on Highway 401, eastbound lanes, South Stormont Township.
A tractor-trailer unit, driven by a 47-year-old male from Brampton, Ontario was eastbound on Highway 401 when it collided with a passenger vehicle, driven by Robert SPRINGER (54) of Cornwall, Ontario. He and passenger Daniel FIGURA (22) of Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec sustained fatal injuries. The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A section of Highway 401 eastbound lanes were initially closed to traffic between McConnell Avenue and Boundary Road and it is estimated they will be re-opened at approximately 12:30pm.