Very active scene continuing on Highway 407 west of Dufferin St for tanker truck that rolled over & caught fire; other cars also involved. OPP report multiple fatalities. Several departments are assisting @VaughanFire. All lanes closed both east and westbound. #Vaughan pic.twitter.com/Yj1GYOTy1I
— Jeremy Cohn (@JeremyCohnTV) October 31, 2018
The drivers of a tanker truck and another vehicle both died in a collision and the fire that followed on Hwy 407 between Dufferin and Bathurst St. in Vaughan Wednesday afternoon. York Region Police said the victims, a man 41 from Brampton, and a man 49 from Mississauga, were pronounced dead at the scene. The inferno was caused when a vehicle crossed over from the westbound to eastbound lanes and collided with vehicles heading eastbound,” according to police. Flames are estimated to have risen 2,000 feet.
