One person dead in single-vehicle crash on QEW

A 19-year-old woman from Stevensville has died following a collision on the Fort Erie-bound Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW).

A witness called police around 7:10 a.m. Tuesday to report a single-vehicle rollover on the QEW between Lyons Creek Rd. and Sodom Rd. in Niagara Falls.

OPP, paramedics and other emergency personnel responded to the crash.

Elyssa Ashcroft, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The circumstances around this crash are still under investigation,” said Kerry Schmidt in a video posted on Twitter.

Police are looking to speak to any witnesses who may of been in the area between 4:00 – 4:30 a.m.

The collision reconstruction team is on scene investigating.

Schmidt says the right lane of the QEW has been shutdown and drivers may experience delays in the area.

Elyssa Ashcroft, 19 years old from Stevensville On. identified as the driver killed this morning on the #QEW https://t.co/WihcVJtIX3

— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) April 2, 2019