Wrong-way crash on Hwy. 401 in Kingston, Ont. injures 2

Ontario Provincial Police say two people were seriously injured in a crash on Highway 401 Tuesday afternoon.

It happened in the eastbound lanes near Gardiners Road in Kingston.

Police said the two-vehicle crash was caused by a driver going the wrong way on the highway.

“A vehicle was travelling west in the eastbound lanes, west of Gardiners Road, when it collided with a transport,” OPP said on social media.

The victims’ injuries are described as life-threatening.

Eastbound lanes of the 401 are closed at Gardiners Road for the investigation. Police said drivers should expect lanes to be closed for an extended period of time.

Witnesses or anyone with dashcam video should contact the Frontenac OPP at 1-888-310-1122.