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40-vehicle crash on Highway 401 sends 7 to hospital in Toronto

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CBC News14 hrs ago

 

© Ontario Provincial Police/Twitter Ontario Provincial Police tweeted this photo of a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in the eastbound express lanes east of Avenue Road. Seven people suffered minor injuries in the crash A crash on Highway 401 in Toronto involving an estimated 40 vehicles sent seven people to hospital early Sunday, paramedics say.

Ontario Provincial Police said in a tweet that the crash occurred in Highway 401's eastbound and westbound express lanes, east of Avenue Road, shortly after 1 a.m. 

Stephan Powell, district fire chief for Toronto Fire Services, said the fire department was told by Toronto paramedics that 40 vehicles were involved.

One person injured in the crash had a broken jaw and was knocked unconscious, he said.

According to Jamie Rodgers, deputy commander for Toronto Paramedic Services, all of those injured were taken to hospital for treatment. He said the majority of the injuries were minor.

Police had closed Highway 401's eastbound and westbound express lanes, east of Avenue Road, to investigate, but they have since reopened.

The OPP cleared the scene shortly before 3 a.m.

 

 

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