(SOUTHWOLD TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently on the scene of a fatal motor vehicle collision.
At approximately 12:31 a.m. on February 16, 2017, two commercial motor vehicles were involved in a collision on Highway 401 westbound, east of Union Road.
The investigation has revealed that a tractor trailer travelling eastbound on Highway 401 crossed the centre median, rolled over, and collided with a tractor trailer travelling westbound on Highway 401.
The male driver and lone occupant of the tractor trailer travelling westbound is deceased. The male driver and lone occupant of the tractor trailer travelling eastbound was transported by ambulance to hospital with serious injuries.
Both lanes of Highway 401 westbound remain closed at Union Road. An Emergency Detour Route (EDR) is in effect. The EDR will take motorists travelling westbound, northbound on Union Road, westbound on Third Line, and southbound on Iona Road, where they can re-enter Highway 401 westbound.
The OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) are on scene assisting with the investigation.
Additional information will be released when available.
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