Woman dies in Hwy. 401 crash

A 73-year-old woman has died following a crash on Hwy. 401, west of Brockville, Friday morning.

OPP officers were called to the two-vehicle crash, which occurred on the eastbound lanes, at about 6:30 a.m. 

The woman, who was from Front of Yonge Township, was rushed by ambulance to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.  Police have not released her name.

Police say their initial investigation shows that a passenger vehicle in the slow lane, for reasons not clear, turned into the left lane. The vehicle hit an eastbound tractor trailer and ended up in a ditch.   

Police say the driver of the transport was not injured. 

The investigation is ongoing.