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Truck driver killed near Lancaster, Ont.

The westbound lanes of Highway 401, taken from the Fraser Road overpass between Lancaster and Summerstown Station, Ont. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV News Ottawa) The westbound lanes of Highway 401, taken from the Fraser Road overpass between Lancaster and Summerstown Station, Ont. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV News Ottawa)
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LANCASTER, ONT. -

A 25-year-old man is dead after a collision involving three tractor-trailers on Highway 401 near Cornwall.

Ontario Provincial Police told CTV News Ottawa they received the call just after 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The westbound lanes of the highway were closed for approximately 17 hours overnight between Lancaster and Summerstown Station, just east of Cornwall. They reopened just after 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The 25-year-old victim, one of the truck drivers, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police did not release his name and are still investigating the cause of the collision.

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