Two people are dead and three others are injured following a crash on Highway 401 in Mississauga on Wednesday morning, police say.
In a post from Ontario Provincial Police on X, one vehicle rear-ended another in the eastbound express lanes near Dixie Road just before 9 a.m., as traffic was slowing down in the area.
Police say two adults were pronounced dead at the scene and three others were taken to hospital with injuries. The severity of their injuries is not yet known.
The eastbound express lanes of the 401 are closed from east of Mississauga Road to east of Dixie Road. The eastbound express lanes of Hwy. 403 have also been closed beyond Eglinton Avenue to the 401.
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