Fiery collision on Hwy. 401 leaves 2 dead, shuts down traffic

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Ontario Provincial Police say a multi\u002Dvehicle collision has left two people dead and sparked a massive fireball on Highway 401

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OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says just before 11 p.m. ET Tuesday, there was a collision involving two transport trucks and a passenger vehicle that resulted in an explosion and fire that consumed all three vehicles. Schmidt says both drivers of the two transport trucks were found without vital signs and pronounced dead at the scene.

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