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Long Island woman dead after crash on Hwy. 401 near Prescott

A woman from Long Island, New York died in a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 in Augusta Township, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Police said a 2012 Honda CRV was heading east on the highway at the Blue Church Road overpass around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday when the driver lost control and hit the median.

The vehicle rolled numerous times before landing on its roof in the eastbound lane just west of Prescott, police said.

Paramedics took the male driver and a 68-year-old woman to hospital in serious condition.

A 37-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

All three people inside the vehicle are from East Quogue, N.Y., which is on Long Island.

The highway was closed for several hours but has since reopened.