UPDATE, Sept. 25, 2 p.m:
Provincial police have confirmed a 63-year-old Barrie man was killed in this morning's crash on Highway 400 in Innisfil.
Ontario Provincial Police officers responded to the scene, in the southbound lanes near Innisfil Beach Road, shortly before 8:30 a.m., Sept. 25.
Fatal collision: 63-old-man from Barrie pronounced deceased - SB #Hwy400/IBR. #AuroraOPP investigating, closure to remain until 2pm. ^ks pic.twitter.com/Bxia4xCUyc
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) September 25, 2023
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the victim's southbound vehicle had broken down in the right lane of a construction zone, south of Innisfil Beach Road. The driver stopped at the scene and blocked the lane, he added.
Schmidt says the driver exited his vehicle, but was struck by a pickup truck as he was getting back in. The pick-up truck was also pulling a trailer, the sergeant said.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.
A passenger in the victim's vehicle was not injured, Schmidt said. Two people in the pickup truck were also uninjured.
The investigation is ongoing and traffic was being forced off the highway at Innisfil Beach Road.
Schmidt said he expected all lanes to reopen around 2 p.m.
Northbound lanes were not affected by this morning's fatal crash.
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Editor's note: The following story has been updated from its original version.
Several southbound lanes of Highway 400 are closed at Innisfil Beach Road, south of Barrie, for a fatal crash investigation after a driver exited their vehicle, according to Ontario Provincial Police.
The OPP announced the lane closures shortly before 9 a.m., Monday.
Fatal collision: SB #Hwy400/IBR. #AuroraOPP investigating. One left lane will remain open, expect heavy delays in the area. ^ks pic.twitter.com/MRlLHYoGnT
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) September 25, 2023
Around 8:26 a.m., Sept. 25, OPP officers were called to a "multiple-vehicle fatal pedestrian collision" just south of Innisfil Beach Road, said Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.
Schmidt said there was a vehicle broken down in a live lane on the right side of the highway.
"It's in a construction zone — there's really no shoulders to speak of in that area," he added. "As the driver was exiting the vehicle, my understanding is they were struck by a passing vehicle."
Around 9:30 a.m., Schmidt said there are restrictions on the highway and only the left lane is getting by the crash scene. He said to expect "heavy delays" in the area.
Technical traffic collision investigators are on scene.
NewmarketToday will have more information as it becomes available.
