(Kingston, ON) – Frontenac OPP members responded to a traffic complaint for a vehicle traveling west in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 west of Kingston.
On June 25, 2024, just after 12:35 pm, a two-vehicle collision occurred in the same area of the 401 Highway. Several lanes were blocked, and the drivers from each vehicle needed to be extricated from the wreckage. Both drivers were transported to hospital with serious injuries.
A 41-year-old female, from Kingston, was the driver of the vehicle traveling the opposite direction, which resulted in being fatally injured in this collision.
Frontenac OPP were assisted by The Lennox & Addington OPP, Kingston Fire Rescue, Frontenac Paramedics, Kingston Police Force and the Ministry of Transportation.
The OPP Reconstructionist and OPP Technical Collision Investigators attended, resulting in the highway being closed for eight hours.
The investigation will continue with the assistance of the Coroners Office of Ontario. No charges have been laid to date.
Anyone who witnessed this incident, or has video or information to provide is asked to call the OPP Communications Centre 1-888-310-1122 for Frontenac OPP.
