{"id":804389,"date":"2026-07-15T22:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/804389\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:37:16","slug":"two-dead-3-injured-in-2-car-rear-end-collision-on-hwy-401","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/804389\/","title":{"rendered":"Two dead, 3 injured in 2-car rear-end collision on Hwy. 401"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ontario Provincial Police say two people have died following a two-car crash on the eastbound express lane of Hwy. 401 near Dixie Rd. in Mississauga just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTwo passenger vehicles were involved in a rear-end collision as traffic was slowing,\u201d the OPP Highway Safety Division said in a post on social media platform X. \u201cTwo adults were pronounced deceased at the scene. Three others were transported to hospital with injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deceased have been identified as an 80-year-old male passenger and a 53-year-old female passenger, both from Cambridge, Ont.<\/p>\n

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The OPP said they were both occupants of the vehicle struck from behind.<\/p>\n

Video footage of crash circulating<\/p>\n

A frightening 32-second video, billed as exclusive dashcam footage by @401_da_sarpanch on its X account, shows traffic to the left on the 401 slowing before a dark grey SUV comes barreling along at a high speed and slams loudly into the back of a silver SUV.<\/p>\n

The impact sends the silver-coloured SUV spinning across several lanes of traffic while the dark grey SUV comes to a stop facing the car it has just hit with its hazard lights flashing.<\/p>\n

As other vehicles pass the collision, they all start honking.<\/p>\n

Cops said that eastbound express lanes were closed at Mississauga Rd., but were expected to reopen later in the day.<\/p>\n

Any witnesses are urged to call Mississauga OPP at 905-858-8670.<\/p>\n

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