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Highway 404, Highway 407 westbound ramps closed for “several hours” due to fatal collision
A 37-year-old Toronto man died after his broken-down vehicle was hit by a fuel tanker on Highway 407, prompting multiple ramp closures for the OPP investigation.
- On Saturday afternoon, the Ontario Provincial Police said a collision involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle on Highway 407 near Markham forced closure of all Highway 404 ramps to westbound Highway 407 for several hours.
- OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the passenger vehicle was broken down in a live westbound lane of Highway 407 with the driver inside when it was struck by a tractor-trailer.
- Police say the crash happened just before 2:30 p.m. on the southbound ramp onto Highway 407; a 37-year-old man from Toronto was pronounced dead, and the tractor-trailer driver was uninjured.
- The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the fatal crash at Highway 407 and Highway 404 in Markham, and authorities asked witnesses or dashcam footage holders to contact them; traffic approaching Highway 407 westbound to Highway 404 was forced off.
- The Canadian Press first published Feb. 15, 2026, with an OPP patch image, covering a fatal collision that closed Highway 404 and Highway 407 westbound ramps for hours.
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Man killed after collision on Highway 407 near Markham
TORONTO — The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a fatal crash on Highway 407 near Markham. Police say officers were notified of a collision on Saturday afternoon involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle.
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