Man Killed in Crash on the 406 Identified

Thursday, 21 November 2019 06:37

By Marie Cassidy

Photo credit: Sgt Kerry Schmidt Twitter @OPP_HSD

The family has been notified and police are naming the man killed in the crash on the 406.

Fifty-four-year-old Joseph O'Brien from Welland was killed in yesterday morning's crash.
The OPP says a vehicle was going the wrong way on the 406 and crashed into a transport truck.
O'Brien was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the transport truck was treated for minor injuries.
The crash closed the southbound lanes of the 406 at Beaverdams Road for several hours.
Police continue to investigate and are looking for any witnesses.

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Man Killed in Crash on the 406 Identified

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