A wrong-way crash on Highway 401 in Whitby last night has left four people dead, including an infant, Ontario’s police watchdog says.
The crash occurred after a vehicle fleeing a robbery in Clarington entered Hwy. 401 in the wrong direction, Durham police said previously.
Dashcam footage sent to CP24 shows a vehicle in the right lane pulling off the busy highway to avoid a van travelling towards it, as well as a police cruiser, its lights flashing, pursuing the van. While police said Monday night that the crash resulted in fatalities, it was not clear at the time how many people had died. Police have not provided any further details so far on the identities of those who died.The fiery crash shut down a stretch of highway 401 in Whitby in both directions from exit 406 to exit 410 . The closure lasted overnight and into the morning rush.
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