Second driver improving in hospital
Chatham-Kent OPP say a truck driver’s condition is improving after a fatal collision between two tractor trailers on Highway 401.
Emergency crews responded to the crash on the 401 near Queens Line around 6:50 a.m. on Friday June 22.
Police say a westbound tractor trailer had lost control, crossed through the center median and collided with an eastbound tractor trailer.
A man driving the eastbound tractor trailer was airlifted to a London Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
Police say the driver's condition has improved and he is now listed in stable condition.
Officers identified the deceased driver as 44-year-old Alaa Issa of Windsor.
Highway 401 between County Road 42 and Queens Line was closed for approximately 13 hours to allow for removal of the vehicles and clean-up of the scene.