Closure: Fatal crash closes all lanes on Hwy. 410 in Brampton, Oakville driver dead
Published May 10, 2023 at 7:38 am
An Oakville man has died in a wrong-way crash on Highway 410 in Brampton.
The collision happened in the southbound lanes of Highway 410 between Steeles Avenue and Highway 407 around 3 a.m. Wednesday (May 10), said OPP Sergeant Kerry Schmidt.
Police were called for reports of a vehicle travelling northbound in the southbound lanes of Highway 410 near Highway 407, Schmidt said.
Officers could not locate the vehicle but a short time later, police were called to a crash.
“A transport truck collided head-on with the vehicle that was travelling the wrong way,” said Schmidt.
A 30-year-old man from Oakville was pronounced dead at the scene, he said.
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The man was the driver of the passenger vehicle that was travelling the wrong way.
All southbound Highway 410 lanes were closed between Steeles Avenue and Highway 407 as of 7 a.m. for the investigation.
Any witness or anyone with dashcam video should contact the Mississauga OPP at 905-858-8670.
Update: Police expect the southbound Highway 410 lanes to reopen around 10 a.m.
insauga's Editorial Standards and Policies advertisingUpdate: #Hwy410 sb remains closed at Steeles. #MississaugaOPP onscene investigation complete. Cleanup of the scene ongoing. Hope to reopen before 10am pic.twitter.com/dn6b7J0nad
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