Mother killed in Hwy. 401 crash, daughter taken to hospital: OPP

Photo shows the scene of a collision on Highway 401. (OPP)

By Denio Lourenco

Posted Jun 7, 2025 01:43:50 PM.

Last Updated Jun 8, 2025 05:31:39 AM.

A 40-year-old woman from Cambridge was killed Saturday in a collision on Highway 401 in Halton.

Provincial police say the woman was driving eastbound with her six-year-old daughter when she struck the guard rail near James Snow Parkway just after 10 a.m. Her vehicle was then struck by a pickup truck that was occupied by four people.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and her daughter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

None of the people in the pickup truck were injured.

Police say a transport truck in the westbound lanes was struck by debris from the initial crash, however, no injuries were reported.

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