4 dead in 7-vehicle crash on Highway 401 near Kingston
Andrew Lupton | CBC News | Posted: May 11, 2017 10:03 AM | Last Updated: May 11, 2017
Highway 401 westbound reopened Thursday evening after police investigation
Four people are dead and two others are in hospital with serious injuries after a seven-vehicle collision on Highway 401 east of Kingston early Thursday.
The crash happened at around 1:30 a.m. and involved four tractor-trailers, a commercial truck and two cars.
The OPP say one of the cars became fully engulfed in flames and all four people in that car were pronounced dead at the scene.
Westbound Highway 401 was closed west of the exit for Joyceville Road as police investigate but reopened shortly after 7 p.m.
Police say the victims will not be identified until relatives are notified. There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash.