Detached Wheel Kills One

Source: OPP
Date: Thu Oct 31 04:30:16 MST 2024

(CAMBRIDGE, ON) – A fatal collision involving a detached wheel from a van, which struck a SUV, has closed Highway 401 eastbound in Cambridge for several hours this afternoon.

On October 30, 2024, approximately 01:55 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Cambridge Detachment, received numerous calls reporting a serious collision involving a transport truck and a SUV on Highway 401 eastbound, east of Townline Road, Cambridge.

Tragically, the driver of the SUV, a 39-year-old, from Toronto, was pronounced deceased at the scene.



All eastbound lanes were closed for investigation at Townline Road, and members of the OPP Highway Safety Division (HSD) Traffic Support Unit (TSU) attended to assist with the investigation. It was confirmed by investigators that a wheel had become detached from a van travelling westbound, which struck the SUV travelling eastbound, which then made contact with the transport truck.