By Samantha Lawson Posted August 28, 2022 at 11:31 am A motorcyclist was seriously injured last night (August 27) when the bike they were riding crashed into the back of a car on Hwy. 401 in Mississauga. OPP said the crash closed all of Hwy. 401 eastbound express lanes between Hwy. 403 and Dixie Rd. and sent the 42-year-old motorcyclist to the hospital seriously injured. Police have not said whether the motorcyclist is male or female. Police initially reported the lane closure shortly after 6pm saying there had been a collision. A motorcyclist from Keswick, a small community near Barrie, reportedly collided with the rear end of a car in the left lane. Police say the motorcycle rider suffered serious injuries and was taken to Sunnybrook Hospital by paramedics. Drivers were stuck for hours after police closed a section of Hwy. 401 eastbound express lanes as a result of the crash. The two occupants of the vehicle involved in the collision were not physically injured. The motorcycle appears to be badly damaged and disfigured, hardly recognizable except for a single rear tire still attached. The OPP kept the express lanes of Highway 401 closed for several hours while collision reconstruction crews investigated. The cause of the crash has yet to be confirmed, but several witnesses report seeing the motorcyclist split his lane and weave in and out of traffic before the crash. Hwy. The 401 was sitting idle while the shutdown took place. Videos shared by motorists on the freeway show cars not moving, people loitering in the road and cars even trying to back onto the shoulder. #401accident #401highway pic.twitter.com/7i5ukxodFN — Mythili Manoharan (@MythManoharan) August 27, 2022 The OPP did not report reopening all Hwy. 401 eastbound express lanes until 10:30 p.m., though it’s possible traffic was moving again before then. insauga Editorial Standards and Policies
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