UPDATE – (highway reopened around 1:40 pm)
The Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) remains on the scene of a fatal collision on Highway 401 in Kingston.
Shortly before 3:00 a.m. on Friday, September 12, 2025, members from the OPP and other emergency services responded to a head-on collision involving a tractor trailer and pickup truck on the westbound lanes of Highway 401, just west of the Highway 15 interchange.
The driver of the pick-up was pronounced deceased at the scene. That person’s identity has not been confirmed. The driver of the transport was taken to hospital by paramedics. Injuries were not life-threatening.
Moments prior to the collision, the OPP had received a report of pickup truck traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes.
The westbound lanes of the 401 remained closed between Highway 32 in Gananoque and Montreal Street in Kingston for several hours to allow for the on-scene investigation by members of the Frontenac Detachment, assisted by OPP Collision Reconstructionists and Technical Collision Investigators.
The highway reopened shortly after 1:30 p.m.
Anyone with information on the collision, or who may have relevant dashcam video, should contact the Frontenac OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E251241421.
ORIGINAL STORY – To the east of us in Quinte, serious vehicle collision and fire was reported on Highway 401 in Kingston Friday.
Shortly before 3:00 a.m. Frontenac OPP and emergency services personnel responded to a report of a collision involving a tractor trailer and pickup truck on the westbound lanes of the 401.
Life-threatening injuries have been reported.
Minor roadway repairs may be required prior to reopening.
Frontenac OPP say the west lanes of the 401 will remain closed for several hours between Highway 32 in the Town of Gananoque and Montreal St. in the City of Kingston.
(BROCK ORMOND)
