Nova Scotia man killed in Highway 401 pileup in Kingston, Ont.
Highway reopened early Monday morning
Highway 401 is open again through Kingston, Ont., after a fatal collision Sunday afternoon that killed a 33-year-old man from Nova Scotia.
The crash happened just after 2:30 p.m. in snowy conditions, forcing Ontario Provincial Police to close the highway's westbound lanes from Joyceville Road to Highway 15.
Frontenac OPP Const. Curtis Dick told CBC News that one person had died in the pileup, which involved at least one tractor-trailer and 30 to 40 vehicles overall.
The victim has been identified as Matthew Jamieson, 33, from Nova Scotia. Police didn't release his hometown.
The <a href="https://twitter.com/OPP_ER?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OPP_ER</a> has identified the deceased of the multi-vehicle collision on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hwy401?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#hwy401</a> in Kingston as Matthew Robert Jamieson, 33 year old from Nova Scotia. <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCAlerts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBCAlerts</a> <a href="https://t.co/tny7ssb1Az">pic.twitter.com/tny7ssb1Az</a>
—@f_pepinIn a statement to CBC News, Kingston General Hospital said between 15 and 20 people had arrived at the hospital, "most of whom have non-life-threatening injuries."
Frontenac Paramedics, the local paramedic service, later said they had treated 16 people at the scene — including three people with life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation and no charges have been laid.
The highway's westbound lanes opened at about 4:30 a.m. Monday.
Stranded motorists not involved in the collision were taken to a warming centre at the Rideau Heights Community Centre by city buses, police said.
Dick said people whose vehicles had to be towed to clear the scene should contact Frontenac OPP Monday morning to find out where they'd been taken.