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Wrong-way driver killed in crash with transport truck on Hwy. 406

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A 54-year-old Welland man has died after his vehicle collided head-on with a transport truck on Highway 406 near St. Catharines.

It happened just before 1 a.m. Wednesday in the southbound lanes of the highway near Beaverdams Rd.

In a post on Twitter, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the man was travelling the wrong way on the highway when his vehicle crashed into a transport truck.

The  man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Video from the scene shows debris littered across the highway and extensive damage to the front end of the transport truck. The other vehicle was covered with a tarp as it sat nearly unidentifiable on the grass median.

The driver of the transport truck was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

OPP says speed, alcohol and drugs are being looked at as possible contributing factors in the crash.

All southbound lanes were closed at Beaverdams Rd. but have since reopened.

OPP is continuing to investigate the incident.

Any potential witnesses of the crash are asked to contact OPP at 905-356-1311.

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