Crash on QEW in Beamsville kills one

A white van crashed into the back of a tractor trailer just after 7 a.m. Saturday in the Niagara bound lanes of the QEW, killing one driver.

The driver of the van was a 32-year-old person from Beamsville who was taken to hospital but later died. Police do not specify whether it was a man or woman.

A total of four vehicles were involved in the incident, all with only a driver in them, no passengers.

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Motorists were forced off the highway at Ontario St. as the OPP closed the Niagara bound lanes of the QEW in Beamsville for most of the day.

Police say the transport truck had collided with an initial crash involving two vehicles before the white van then ran into the back of the transport truck.

The three other people involved in the collision were not hurt.

Officers say it was possibly debris on the road way that lead to the vehicle losing control and then hitting the rear of the tractor trailer.

The QEW reopened just before 3 p.m.