Parts of highway 401 eastbound remain closed after fatal accident

One fatality is confirmed after a fiery crash on the 401 eastbound on Monday morning.

A large fire was witnessed by drivers on the 401 near Allen Road just after 5 am. At the time, all lanes approaching Yonge Street were closed as OPP and fire officials attended to the scene.

According to the OPP, express lanes at Allen Road will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time following the two vehicle collision.

UPDATE: COLLISION: #Hwy401 EB Collector lanes are now OPEN at Allen Rd – Express lanes remain CLOSED in both directions. ^ag pic.twitter.com/fL37NXypxx

— OPP GTA Traffic (@OPP_GTATraffic) July 31, 2017

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