QEW Crash Has Shut Down Parts Of The Highway For The Morning After 1 Person Dies
The collision included a car and a transport truck.
Parts of the QEW highway will be closed Friday morning after a rear-end crash between a car and a transport truck left one person dead.
OPP Highway Safety Divison reported the crash happened around 6:15 a.m. when roads were still dark, and "there was congestion and construction further up the road," forcing traffic to the left.
QEW Fort Erie bound lanes are closed at Fruitland Road and are expected to reopen by 11 a.m. according to a tweet from police.
Currently, "heavy delays [are] in the area. A detour is in place and all traffic is being forced off at Fruitland Road, you'll want to avoid this area if at all possible."
Update: Expecting to have QEW - Fort Erie bound lanes at Fruitland reopened by 11 AM pic.twitter.com/nUl8c7BepL
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) October 29, 2021
Police say, "The transport truck was slowing or stopped and then it was rear-ended by a passenger vehicle in the live lane. As it approached, it collided with the back corner of the transport truck's trailer.
"The vehicle subsequently came to rest on its roof, and the driver inside that vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene."
Fatal collision #QEW Fort Erie bound closed at Fruitland Rd. Two vehicles involved - car and transport truck. 1 person pronounced dead at the scene. Closure to remain in place all morning https://t.co/G9g2xTfrb6
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) October 29, 2021
The transport truck driver was not injured, and the truck suffered "relatively minor damage," according to the police.
Police ask that travellers in the area around 6 a.m. or any witnesses call the Burlington OPP.