Niagara Falls woman killed in fiery crash on QEW in Oakville

UPDATE

A 34-year-old woman has died and seven others are injured in a multi-vehicle collision that shut down all eastbound lanes on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) for several hours.

The fiery crash happened in the Toronto-bound lanes near Trafalgar Rd. around 11 p.m. Thursday.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says a transport truck carrying a load of produce collided with multiple vehicles and burst into flames.

OPP has not released the victim’s name but confirmed she was a Niagara Falls resident. Police say she was discovered in a car pinned between a concrete barrier and the truck early Friday after crews put out the fire.

Seven other people suffered non-life threatening injuries, police say.

The cause of the collision is not yet known.

The two left lanes on the highway were reopened around 8:30 a.m. Friday.

It is not known when the remaining lanes will be reopened.

One of the cars involved in the firey crash. Almost entirely melted. @morninglive @CHCHNews pic.twitter.com/kAJOMl0Oiq

— Sylvie Lendvay (@sylvie_lendvay) August 23, 2019