Brothers aged 10, 12 among four victims of Highway 401 pileup
WHITBY, Ont. – Police say two young brothers were among four people who died after a massive car crash on a major highway east of Toronto.
Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says the boys — aged 10 and 12 — died after a 20-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ont., on Friday night.
Schmidt says a man and a woman travelling in a different car also died in the crash.
Police say the collision occurred when a transport truck driving westbound crashed into slower moving vehicles approaching a construction site, which caused a chain reaction.
More than a dozen people were injured in the collision and Schmidt says at least four others remain in hospital — one listed in critical condition.
The driver of the truck wasn’t injured.
“There are no charges yet because the investigation is ongoing,” Schmidt said.
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