Vehicle sought after bullets fired in Highway 401 road-rage incident

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Provincial police are searching for a gun-packing vehicle after a road-rage incident on Highway 401 early Monday.

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Ontario Provincial Police’s Highway Division said in a post on social media site X that the incident happened in the westbound lanes of the 401 between Guelph Line and Hwy 6 South sometime between 1:30 and 1:40 a.m.

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Police released images on X of the victim’s vehicle — a red Hyundai — that had bullet holes on the driver’s side. The Hyundai Kona was carrying the driver and a passenger, and police said neither suffered injuries.

The wanted vehicle is described as a dark sedan. No information was immediately available on the occupants.

Any witnesses to the road-rage incident or drivers who were travelling in the area of the 401 around the same time and have dash cameras are asked to contact Cambridge OPP at 519-654-0150 or Crime Stoppers.

The stretch of highway was closed for the investigation but reopened to all traffic around 7 a.m.

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