Cambridge mother killed in Hwy. 401 crash: OPP
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A mother is dead and her child injured following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Milton Saturday, Ontario Provincial Police reported.
The OPP said a section of the busy highway near James Snow Parkway is shut down while officers investigate.
The crash happened on the eastbound express lanes.
The OPP said it appears a 40-year-old woman from Cambridge, Ont., was driving when she struck a guard rail and was then hit by a pickup truck around 10:11 a.m.
She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her six-year-old daughter was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The three people in the pickup truck weren't injured, police said.
Any witnesses are being asked to contact the Mississauga OPP detachment.
Traffic is being diverted in the area.
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And in a separate crash on Hwy. 401 in Milton, a young mother was killed and her six-year-old daughter was injured A 40-year-old woman was killed and her six-year-old daughter injured in a collision on Hwy. 401 near James Snow Pkwy., in Milton, on Saturday, June 07, 2025. Photo by Ontario Provincial Police / Posted on X by @OPP_HSD One pedestrian was killed and another left fighting for her life when they were hit by a car that mounted the curb after crashing into another vehicle in Mississauga. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. 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In the aftermath of the fatal crash, one vehicle remained in the intersection with its front end badly damaged and its bumper on the ground nearby. A second vehicle, a Tesla, ended up on the sidewalk with its passenger side smashed in, suggesting it was T-boned by the first vehicle. The intersection was shut down while police investigated. About 20 minutes before the Mississauga crash, Ontario Provincial Police officers responded to a collision on Hwy. 401 in Milton that killed a mother and injured her young daughter. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Fatal collision: EB #Hwy401/James Snow. 2 vehicle crash, 40-year-old from Cambridge driving EB struck the guide rail and was then struck by an EB pickup truck. She was pronounced deceased, her 6-year-old daughter taken to hospital with minor injuries. No injuries to the 4… — OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) June 7, 2025 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The OPP say a 40-year-old Cambridge woman was driving in the eastbound lanes near James Snow Pkwy. when her vehicle 'struck the guide rail.' A pickup truck that was also travelling eastbound then smashed into the woman's vehicle, the OPP explained in a statement posted on X. The woman died at the scene, the OPP said. And her six-year-old, who was also in the vehicle, was taken to hospital with 'minor injuries.' Read More The OPP said the four occupants of the pickup were uninjured. The eastbound express lanes of the 401 were shut down in the area while the OPP investigated the crash. cdoucette@ @sundoucette Olympics Columnists World Editorial Cartoons NHL
