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401 Crash Claims a Life

Photo courtesy of Elgin OPP.

One person has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 just east of Chatham-Kent.

Emergency crews were called to the eastbound lanes at Iona Road in Dutton shortly after 2:30 Sunday morning.

Elgin OPP say a 64-year-old woman was taken to hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

Four other people were also taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Elgin County OPP with the assistance West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Team continue to investigate the collision. Anyone with information is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS,) or leave an anonymous online message at www.catchcrooks.com.