UPDATE – Aug 30th 12:20p.m.: All lanes on Highway 401 have been reopened and the driver of the fatal collision has been identified.
The investigation remains ongoing by L&A County OPP however as of 12:00 p.m. all lanes of the 401 are now open and traffic is moving well.
The deceased has been identified as a 20 year old female from Quebec however her name is being withheld while next of kin notifications are pending.
Any person with information should contact the Lennox and Addington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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An update has been provided by OPP following a fatal collision on Highway 401 near Napanee.
On August 30, 2021 at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers of the Lennox and Addington County OPP and other emergency crews responded to a single vehicle rollover collision on Highway 401 Westbound just west of the County Road 4 exit.
L&A County OPP and the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) are currently on scene investigating.
Both Eastbound and Westbound lanes of Highway 401 were closed and the Emergency Detour Route (EDR) was being used.
As of approximately 9am one lane of the Westbound Highway 401 is now open to traffic. As of 9:40 a.m. both eastbound lanes were re-opened and the EDR is no longer in effect.
As a result of the collision, one occupant is deceased at the scene and the two other passengers were taken to hospital with injuries. The identity of the deceased is being withheld until notifications to family have been made. An update will be released at a later time.
Any person with information should contact the Lennox and Addington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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Original Article:
Update Aug 30 9:13AM : Hwy 401 westbound is now open to traffic down to one lane in the area of the collision scene.
For those who are traveling Highway 401 you will have to find an alternate route this morning. The has been a reported collision on the highway between Napanee and Odessa and both directions of the highway are currently closed. You can expects significant delays as motorists take alternate route. Estimated time of reopening on the highway has not been provided.
