HIGHWAY CLOSED: Driver dead, multiple cops injured in pair of crashes in southern Ontario

UPDATE: Police say the road closures have lifted.

The original story follows below.

One man is dead and two police officers are in hospital following a pair of crashes that have closed part of a busy Ontario highway.

The OPP Highway Safety Division said the first crash happened shortly before 3 a.m on Sunday on Highway 401 near Brock Road in Pickering.

A passenger vehicle and a pickup truck were involved in the crash, and a 38-year-old male victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police say.

Eastbound Highway 401 has been closed at Brock Road while the investigation is underway.

But there was a second crash nearby just before 4:30 a.m., police say.

The “secondary collision” was between a police cruiser and a passenger vehicle, and two officers were injured, police say. The officers suffered serious but non-life threatening or life altering injuries.

Highway 401 has also been closed at Whites Road, and police are urging drivers to avoid the area and find alternate routes if possible.

ROAD CLOSURE: All eastbound lanes of #Hwy401 at Brock Road in #Pickering are closed following a serious collision. #TorontoOPP and emergency services are on scene. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and use alternate routes as the closure is expected to be lengthy. ^pia pic.twitter.com/tz1SPB0gyq

— OPP GTA Traffic (@OPP_GTATraffic) April 26, 2026