Kitchener man killed in collision on Highway 401 in Cambridge
Posted Apr 21, 2023 06:01:35 AM.
Last Updated Apr 21, 2023 08:09:20 AM.
Highway 401 Westbound was closed for around eight hours Thursday night, into Friday morning, after a fatal collision in Cambridge.
The highway was fully reopened around 4 a.m. Friday.
Ontario Provincial Police say a 30-year-old man from Kitchener was killed in the collision.
OPP note the crash happened around 7:30 Thursday night, when two vehicles collided.
One of those vehicles was a stalled delivery truck on the right shoulder of the highway.
The man behind the wheel in the other vehicle, described as a black, four-door sedan, was killed in the collision.
Meantime, OPP tell CityNews Kitchener, that during the closure, someone drove around the barricades on the highway.
That driver was stopped and charged.
A 35-year-old from Kitchener is facing charges including impaired driving, excess blood alcohol and dangerous driving.
30-year-old driver from Kitchener pronounced deceased after the black 4-door sedan drove he was driving, crashed into the back of a disabled delivery truck on WB #Hwy401/TownLine Rd. 7:35pm. Any witnesses or anyone with dash cam is asked to contact #CambridgeOPP 519-654-0150 pic.twitter.com/WOZS7peOiT
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) April 21, 2023
