North Frontenac man identified as victim in Highway 401 crash
Police say victim was struck while standing outside his truck
Ontario Provincial Police have identified the man killed in a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Kingston, Ont., Saturday morning.
Wade Young, 27, is from the township of South Frontenac. He was outside his truck when he was hit by an oncoming vehicle, causing a "chain reaction" crash involving two other vehicles, OPP said in a release.
Police were called to the scene near the Westbrook Road overpass shortly after 5 a.m.
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—@OPP_COMM_ER"We believe he came out of the vehicle to look at the damage when the car behind him a short time later ran into the back of the vehicle," Const. Roop Sandhu told the Canadian Press.
One of the vehicles in the crash was hauling a camper trailer, Sandhu said. Five people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Possibly too dark to see victim
Sandhu said other drivers may not have been able to see the stopped vehicle in the dark.
"It's too early to say about possible charges, but everything's going to be taken into consideration," he said.
The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 remained closed near the scene of the crash until around 6 p.m. Saturday. They are now open.
With files from the Canadian Press