2 die in 401 crash publisher
May 13, 2021 - 9:03pm
Two people have been declared dead at the scene of a single-vehicle collision that occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. on the westbound Highway 401 Westbound, between Boundary Road and McConnell Avenue in South Stormont Township.
A third person in the vehicle has been transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries, reports the Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police detachment.
The crash occurred when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a ditch.
SD&G OPP is seeking the assistance of motorists who were travelling in the area and observed the crash, or who may have dash cam footage from their vehicle. Contact SD&G OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
(Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston, File)
CORNWALL – Provincial police say the victims in Thursday’s fiery rollover crash on Highway 401 were from Brampton.
An SUV travelling west between Boundary Road and McConnell Avenue went off the road around 4:20 p.m. and struck a culvert, bursting into flames.
SD&G O.P.P. have released the preliminary identities of two of the victims. They are the driver – a 64-year-old man – a 55-year-old woman passenger, both from Brampton.
A second passenger – a 46-year-old man from Brampton – in in hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Relatives are still being notified and a police official says actual names of the victims won’t be available likely until Monday.
Article content
SDG OPP on Friday morning provided an update on a fatal crash on Highway 401 in Cornwall that claimed two lives on Thursday.
The investigation has indicated that shortly before 4:30 p.m., a westbound motor vehicle with three occupants left the roadway entering the ditch and struck a culvert, the vehicle then becoming engulfed in flames. The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser. UPDATE: Two dead in Highway 401 collision in Cornwall Back to video
The police said two of the occupants were pronounced dead at the scene. The third was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.