Ontario Provincial Police say at least two people have died in a 14-vehicle pileup that sent a wave of flames down a highway north of Toronto, prompting motorists to run for their lives.
Police say the number of fatalities may rise as they reach more vehicles involved in the fiery crash on Highway 400 south of Barrie.
OPP Sergeant Kerry Schmidt says there are cars everywhere — twisted transport trucks, destroyed vehicles, metal that is unrecognizable as to whether or not it is a vehicle at all or not.
He calls it the most unbelievable scene he's ever seen.
Schmidt said there's going to be a lot of work to pull the victims out of the damaged vehicles.
Two fuel tanker trucks and at least three transport trucks collided just before 11:30 p.m. last night — setting off a devastating chain reaction.
Schmidt says as the fuel was flowing out of the trailers, fire was rolling down the highway.
He says people were running for their lives to escape the flames.
Firefighters let the fuel burn itself out before tackling any remaining hot spots and are still at the scene.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation, but Schmidt says initial inspections indicate that a transport truck may have collided into slowing traffic.
That stretch of the highway has been under construction for months.
@CP24 Hwy 400 near 89. You can hear the explosions. pic.twitter.com/3tJZHoh7EO
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