Reverse collision on Toronto’s 401 freeway kills two: OPP

Two drivers died following a head-on collision on Highway 401 in Toronto early Sunday morning.

The Ontario Provincial Police said the accident happened around 5:30 a.m. in the eastbound collector lanes west of Bayview Avenue when a driver traveling in the opposite direction collided head-on with another vehicle.

Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Kerry Schmidt said the 35-year-old Mississauga woman who was driving the wrong way, along with a 53-year-old man from Angus, Ont., were both pronounced dead on places.

“It’s an absolutely tragic situation,” he said in a video posted to Twitter on Sunday morning. “The investigation is ongoing and will continue. We are also updating the family on this horrific news.

Schmidt said police are investigating whether weather or poor visibility played a role in the crash.

The eastbound collector lanes approaching Bayview Avenue were closed due to the collision, but have since reopened.

The scene of a fatal head-on collision on Highway 401 in Toronto on December 11, 2022 can be seen in this image. (Twitter/OPP Road Safety Division)