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OPP respond to fatal collision on Highway 401 at Townline Road

Accident happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday
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Ontario Provincial Police say a 30-year-old Kitchener man died Thursday evening after the black, four-door sedan he was driving crashed into the back of a disabled delivery truck next to the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near Townline Road in Cambridge.

Police say the truck was parked on the right shoulder of the highway with its four-way flashing lights on when the accident happened around 7:45 p.m.

Cambridge OPP diverted traffic off the highway at Highway 6 north to complete their investigation. All lanes were reopened just before 4 a.m. this morning.

Police are asking any witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage of the accident to contact Cambridge OPP at 519-654-0150