Highway 401 westbound was closed after a 55-year-old man from Waterloo was fatally hit by a transport truck Wednesday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police said it happened at 10:30 a.m.
Fatal pedestrian collision: #Hwy401 WB at Homer Watson55 year old man from Waterloo is dead, Hwy remains closed https://t.co/hK5lD2mrre
— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) August 8, 2018
The highway is closed from Homer Watson to Cedar Creek.
The highway reopened several hours later, around 3 p.m.
UPDATE ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy401 WB between Homer Watson #Kitchener and Cedar Creek #Ayr - All WB lanes CLOSED following collision, #OPP on scene, reopening time unknown. ^lm pic.twitter.com/VFvbcpfJFb
— OPPCommunicationsWR (@OPP_COMM_WR) August 8, 2018
#Kitchener #Hwy401 WB at Homer Watson Blvd, all lanes are blocked due to a collision. #ONHwys
— 511ONWest (@511ONWest) August 8, 2018
