Tuesday, February 3, 2015

TWO MEN DEAD AFTER CRASH ON HIGHWAY 401 WEST OF CORNWALL, ONTARIO, CANADA BETWEEN A CAR AND A TRACTOR TRAILER.



 

TWO MEN DEAD AFTER CRASH ON HIGHWAY 401 WEST OF CORNWALL, ONTARIO, CANADA BETWEEN A CAR AND A TRACTOR TRAILER.


February 3, 2015

SOUTH STORMONT, ONTARIO, CANADA. -- Police have re-opened a section of Highway 401 in eastern Ontario following a fatal collision between a tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle.

The incident happened in South Stormont Township near  Cornwall around 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.

Police say two men in the passenger vehicle were fatally injured during the collision.

They have been identified as Robert Springer, 54, of Cornwall, and Daniel Figura, 22, of Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec.

The driver of the tractor trailer, a 47-year old man from Brampton, Ontario, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say the tractor-trailer unit was eastbound on Highway 401 when it collided with a passenger vehicle.

A section of eastbound Highway 401 was closed to traffic (between McConnell Avenue and Boundary Road) for several hours while police investigated.

Police say officers are also busy with several other collisions on Highway 401 in the area due to adverse road conditions and are urging motorists to drive cautiously.