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Highway 404 rollover leaves driver critically injured

Highway 404 rollover leaves driver critically injured

A 23-year-old man was rushed to hospital with life-threatening head injuries after a vehicle rollover on Highway 404 in the city`s north end this morning.

The incident occurred around 8 a.m. ET in the area of Highway 404 and Steeles Avenue. Police said a collision between a car and a small pickup truck resulted in the single-vehicle rollover.

The name of the driver has not been released by police. He remains in hospital in critical condition.

Police said earlier they believe speed may have been a contributing factor in the collision.

A stretch of Highway 404 southbound was closed for several hours while the OPP`s traffic reconstruction team investigated, but all lanes have since reopened.