1 person dead in Highway 3 collision

OPP have confirmedoneperson is dead after five vehicles crashed on Hwy 3 around 2:30 p.m.this afternoon.

Spokesperson Stephanie Moniztells CBC six other people were taken to hospital with various injuries, but none of those are considered to belife-threatening.

"At this point we are asking people to avoid the area if at all possible," Moniz said.

Highway3 will be closed for several hours as traffic investigators examine thecrash.

"I'm really sad to hear there were injuries and, of course, a fatality," saidEssexMPPTaras Natyshak,who has been vocal about safety on that highway."For far too long it has been identified as a really dangerous stretch of road."

Natyshak wants to see improvements onHighway 3 as soon as possible.

"I don't think we can take much longer or much more of theaccidents that happen there," he said."My hope is that we're able to identify exactly what is causing so many accidents on that stretch."