A person is dead after a wheel fell off a vehicle on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) Tuesday afternoon, striking two other vehicles and killing one of their drivers, police say.

Ontario Provincial Police Const. Rob Tihor said in a video posted to X at 1:12 p.m. both lanes of the highway will be closed for around four hours due to the investigation.

He said the collision happened after the wheel came off of a vehicle in the Fort Erie-bound lanes east of Niagara Street in St. Catharines, Ont.

"The wheel travelled into the Toronto-bound lane, striking two vehicles," said Tihor.

The driver of one of the vehicles was pronounced dead at the scene, while the passenger was moved to a local hospital, he added.

People travelling Fort Erie-bound will have to get out of the highway at Niagara Stree

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