Body Found Adjacent to 401

[unimaginative2]

Four 401 lanes to remain closed until 6 p.m.

Nov 16, 2007 11:56 AM
Emma Reilly
Staff Reporter

All four westbound collectors lanes of Highway 401 at the Don Valley Parkway are expected to be closed into afternoon rush hour after a man's body was discovered at the side of the road.

The man was driving westbound in a pickup truck last night when he hit a guardrail, said OPP Sgt. Cam Wooley. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his vehicle, coming to rest behind a pillar. The car continued driverless and was later found damaged and abandoned at the side of the road.

The body was hidden from most drivers' views and was discovered only a few hours ago, said Wooley.

The highway had been closed to Kennedy Rd. and is not expected to re-open until 6 p.m.

 

[Hydrogen]

That's freakish.

 

[Canuck]

No one noticed the crash/decided to call it in?

 

[Tuscani01]

No one noticed the crash/decided to call it in?

If it was in the middle of the night, I wouldnt be surprised if no one saw the actual accident. People did see the truck further down the road and im guessing someone called it in, but as the article said the truck continued down the highway before it came to a stop, and was abandoned.

 

[Redroom Studios]

yep, pretty wierd stuff. What a way to go... wouldnt be surprised if the guy was drunk, but still just horrible.

 

[junctionist]

It wasn't really abandoned though if the driver was ejected and killed. It just looked abandoned.

 

[Hydrogen]

Abandoned, but without agency, I guess.

Yeah, technically speaking, it would be tough for a dead person to abandon a car.