QUINTE WEST, Ont. -- A 70-year-old woman from Montreal is dead after a multi-vehicle collision in eastern Ontario.
Provincial police say the crash took place mid-afternoon Wednesday when a sedan and an SUV collided on Highway 401 near West Quinte, Ont.
Police say the woman was a passenger in one of the vehicles.
Irene Savdie-Buenavida was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other people travelling in the sedan were taken to hospital with minor injuries, while the driver of the SUV was not hurt.
A stretch of Highway 401 was closed for six hours while police investigated the crash.
