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.