Highway 400 Accident - 400 leaves at least 4 dead
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At least four fatalities and several injuries were reported in a fiery multi-vehicle crash Friday night on Highway 400 in north Toronto when a car drove into the back of a transport truck.
Paramedics pronounced at least three adults and one child dead at the scene. Two people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while several others sustained minor injuries.
Paramedics initially reported five deaths, but police said that at least four people were dead, possibly including one child.
Northbound lanes on the highway re-opened around 8 a.m. Saturday.
Police hope to re-open some of the southbound lanes by noon, but some lanes will remain closed for re-paving.
Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash happened in the highway's southbound lanes shortly before 10 p.m. ET. The OPP says a total of 12 vehicles, some of which sustained massive damage, were involved in the pileup.
"These vehicles are completely unrecognizable," he said. "I think this is one of the most incredible scenes I've ever been to in terms of the number of fatalities and just the trauma that's been sustained and the way these vehicles ended up."
Schmidt said one of the truck trailers and several vehicles were gutted by a fire that was ignited by the crash.
The identities of those killed are being withheld pending notification of their next of kin.
No word on cause
There was no early word on a possible cause for the horrific accident, though Schmidt noted the weather and road conditions were both good, and there was no highway construction underway at the crash site.
He said he expected the OPP's collision reconstruction team would remain at the scene well into Saturday morning.
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| Victims of the crash include one child, 3 adults, police say |
Paramedics initially reported five deaths, but police said that at least four people were dead, possibly including one child.
Northbound lanes on the highway re-opened around 8 a.m. Saturday.
Police hope to re-open some of the southbound lanes by noon, but some lanes will remain closed for re-paving.
Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash happened in the highway's southbound lanes shortly before 10 p.m. ET. The OPP says a total of 12 vehicles, some of which sustained massive damage, were involved in the pileup.
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| Police say 12 vehicles were involved in the crash |
Schmidt said one of the truck trailers and several vehicles were gutted by a fire that was ignited by the crash.
The identities of those killed are being withheld pending notification of their next of kin.
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| Canadian Press |
No word on cause
There was no early word on a possible cause for the horrific accident, though Schmidt noted the weather and road conditions were both good, and there was no highway construction underway at the crash site.
He said he expected the OPP's collision reconstruction team would remain at the scene well into Saturday morning.
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| Police say the vehicles involved, including a transport truck, were left unrecognizable due to the amount of damage they sustained. |
