'Fatalities' reported following wrong-way collision on Highway 401 Whitby crash: police

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has been called in following a deadly wrong-way collision on Highway 401 in Whitby on Monday night, say police.

Durham Regional Police Service said that at about 7:50 p.m. they were called to an robbery near Green Road and Highway 2 in Clarington. "The suspect fled in a vehicle which was pursued by police. During the pursuit, the suspect vehicle entered onto 401 going the wrong direction," DRPS wrote in a statement provided to CP24.The number of people injured or killed in the collision, which occurred just east of the Highway 412 interchange, is unknown at this time. Several emergency vehicles, however, can be seen on MTO camera footage from the scene.

It also unclear how many vehicles were involved in the collision, which happened in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401.As a result of the crash, Highway 401 has been shut down in both directions from exit 406 to exit 410 .PhotosHighway 401 has been shut down in both directions in Whitby following a serious collision.

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