Two adults and an toddler had been killed when a minivan struck the again finish of a tractor-trailer Saturday on Freeway 401 close to Trenton, Ont., police say.
The 2-vehicle crash occurred round 1:15 p.m. west of County Highway 40 on the freeway’s westbound lanes, in keeping with a Sunday information launch from Ontario Provincial Police.
Three folks within the minivan, all from Laval, Que., had been killed within the crash, OPP mentioned.
A 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman had been pronounced lifeless on the scene, whereas an eight-month-old youngster was pronounced lifeless in hospital.
A four-year-old youngster suffered critical accidents and was flown by helicopter to a trauma centre in Toronto, OPP mentioned. The tractor-trailer driver was unharmed, police mentioned.
An investigation is underway into the reason for the crash. Freeway 401 westbound has since reopened.
