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Alectra said more than 2, homes and businesses in the QEW and Cawthra Road area were without power following the incident. Search Search CP24 X. QEW closed at Dixie Road due to concerns about downed power lines.

Just after 10 p. South Service Road is also closed between Dixie and Cawthra roads. News Tips Report Errors. Top Videos false. Police provide update on west end hit-and-run.

Man fatally struck by vehicle on DVP. Pedestrian struck by vehicle near Silverthorn. Local News. World Canada Local. Section of QEW fully reopens after being closed due to concerns over hydro lines. Full Menu Search Menu.

Close Local your local region National. Search Submit search Quick Search. Comments Close comments menu. Video link. Close X. Click to scroll back to top of the page Back to top. By Ryan Rocca Global News. In a Twitter video, Sgt. Kerry Schmidt of the OPP said that, at the time of the collision, the highway was dark and there was congestion as a result of construction further up the road. The driver, later identified as Ferrusi, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The transport truck driver was uninjured in the crash and there was minimal damage to the transport, police said. The OPP collision reconstruction unit is investigating. Police ask witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the traffic at that time are asked to call the Burlington OPP.