UPDATE AS OF 12:10 P.M. WEDNESDAY
OPP advise that due to the intensity of the fire involving the passenger vehicle, investigators have not yet been able to determine how many occupants were inside.
Members of the OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement team attended the scene and are assisting with the ongoing investigation.
The investigation is continuing, and updates will be provided as they become available.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage that captured the vehicles involved in this collision are being asked to contact the OPP at 1-888 310-1122.
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Several people have died in a fiery crash Tuesday afternoon on Hwy. 401 in Southwold Township.
OPP are describing the crash as ‘horrific.’
Around 4 p.m., a transport truck collided with a passenger vehicle in the eastbound lanes near Union Road.
The vehicle was stopped in traffic due to an earlier collision just after 2 p.m. near Col. Talbot Road. It then burst into flames.
Highway 401 was closed for approximately 11 hours while emergency crews worked at the scene and investigators conducted their examination. The Ministry of Transportation also completed repairs to the roadway prior to opening.
The number of deceased was not known as of last night and will be updated once the information is made available.
Written by Ian McCallum
