Waterloo woman dead after vehicle ‘launches’ off flyover ramp: OPP
Posted Jan 26, 2026 08:30:09 AM.
Last Updated Jan 26, 2026 02:43:51 PM.
A 38-year-old driver is dead following a serious crash that closed a significant stretch of the expressway in Kitchener on Monday morning.
According to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the southbound ramp from Highway 7 West to the eastbound lanes of Highway 8 have been closed following the collision at around 7:30 a.m.
Sgt. Kerry Schmidt of the OPP, said the 38-year-old Waterloo woman was on the ramp when she lost control of the vehicle, went up a snow embankment and over the concrete barrier, and landed onto the highway below. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Schmidt reported that this is the second vehicle to fall from the ramp onto the highway below on Monday morning.
In an afternoon update shared to social media, Schmidt said the flyover ramp to Highway 8 will remain closed until Ministry of Transportation contractors can clear the dangerous embankment.
LAUNCH OUR EXTREME WEATHER CENTRE FOR FULL COVERAGE!He said snow plowed onto the shoulder of the ramp created an elevated surface where vehicles could potentially hit the snowbank and slide over the concrete wall and onto the highway below.
“Plows are coming through, clearing the highways and pushing that show off to the side. In this case, they can’t push it over the wall because it would go down onto the highway below,” said Schmidt.
He said that the flyover ramp is expected to be closed for the rest of the day and into Monday evening, likely impacting the afternoon commute.
Road conditions, Schmidt said, are believed to be factors in the Monday morning crashes.
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