Pedestrians seriously injured on 401 near Hespeler Road

By CambridgeToday Staff

Cambridge OPP say one person is in hospital with life threatening injuries after being struck on the eastbound exit ramp of Highway 401 at Hespeler Road on Saturday.

In a video posted to Twitter just after midnight, Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, media relations officer with the OPP's highway safety division, said a “number of pedestrians” were in the area of Highway 401 eastbound late Saturday when two vehicles exiting the highway onto Hespeler Road were involved in a collision.

One of the vehicles collided with three pedestrians on the eastbound exit ramp.

One of the pedestrians was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition and two others were taken to hospital for treatment.

The ramp was closed for several hours while police investigated.

Anyone with information is asked to call 1-888-310-1122 or the Cambridge OPP detachment at (519) 654-0150.

 

 

 

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