40-year-old driver lucky to be alive after horrific Mississauga crash
Published September 2, 2022 at 8:29 am
A Hwy. 401 crash in Mississauga left a car horribly mangled and the driver transported to hospital.
A 40-year-old driver smashed into the back of a transport truck that was stopped for traffic congestion ahead in the westbound collector lanes of Hwy. 401 near Mavis Road, the OPP said in a tweet on Sept. 2.
“Driver lucky to be alive,” OPP said.
Driver lucky to be alive. #Hwy401/Mavis. WB collectors. 40 year old male into the back of a transport truck that was stopped for traffic congestion ahead. Driver transported to hospital with serious injuries, truck driver not hurt. All lanes reopened. #MississaugaOPP pic.twitter.com/w4ddihsvJ7
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) September 2, 2022
He was transported to hospital with serious injuries. The transport truck driver was not hurt.
The overnight crash closed all westbound collectors lanes between Mavis Road and Mississauga Road while crews worked. They have since re-opened.
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As of Sept. 2, 229 people have been killed in road collisions this year on OPP patrolled roadways. That’s a 29 per cent increase over last year.
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