OPP officials allege: The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham Detachment is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a transport truck on the westbound Highway 401, Municipality of Chatham Kent.
On July 11, 2023, at approximately 1:08 a.m., members of the Chatham Detachment responded to a rollover collision involving a single motor vehicle near the 96-kilometer marker of the Westbound Highway 401.
While on route, officers were updated that a secondary collision had occurred between a transport truck and the passenger vehicle involved in the previously reported collision.
As a result of the collision, the transport truck crossed the centre median, eastbound lanes and entered a neighbouring field.
The passenger vehicle was occupied by two individuals who were both transported to a local hospital by emergency medical services (EMS).
The passenger, a 41-year-old of Leamington was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
The driver was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver and lone occupant of the transport truck was uninjured.
The OPP is continuing to investigate with the assistance of the OPP West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team.
Both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the Highway 401 are closed between Kent Bridge Road and Communication Road.
Anyone who may have observed these vehicles prior to the collision, who observed the collision or who may have dashcam footage of the collision is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
