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50 vehicles involved in several collisions halting traffic on Hwy. 401
About 50 vehicles were involved in multiple collisions on Highway 401 near Trenton, with emergency detours and a warming centre activated amid heavy snow and poor visibility.
- On Jan. 27, 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police said about 50 vehicles were involved in collisions that shut Highway 401 in both directions near Quinte West and Trenton, Ont.
- Environment Canada warned of heavy blowing snow and yellow alerts along the Lake Ontario corridor, and officials said reduced visibility likely contributed to the collisions on Tuesday.
- An initial collision about a kilometre east of Glen Miller Road involved four vehicles, then two tractor-trailer rigs caught fire trapping a woman rescued by a stranded driver.
- Authorities activated an emergency detour route and organized buses to bring stranded motorists to the Trenton Arena warming centre while police assessed injuries, reporting no life-threatening cases.
- Crews began clearing drivable vehicles as tow-truck crews and OPP reopening teams worked, while Quinte West officials called this the worst in years since a past mass accident with more than 100 vehicles.
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Highway 401 reopened east of Toronto after series of collisions involving 50 vehicles
A series of collisions involving about 50 vehicles on Tuesday morning forced a prolonged closure of Highway 401 in both directions east of Toronto, Ontario Provincial Police said.
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