A 34-year-old woman from Niagara Falls is dead and seven others are injured after a fiery collision on the QEW Thursday night.

Halton Regional police say they were called to the scene after a multi-vehicle collision near the Trafalgar Rd. ramp on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville around 11 p.m.

Halton police say they believe the collision occurred after a large tractor trailer rolled over and caught fire. They said they believe it was carrying food products.

OPP confirmed there was one fatality as crews worked to clear the road early Friday morning.

Const. Lauren Ball, an OPP spokesperson, says the crash occurred just before 11 p.m. in Oakville, Ont., and involved seven vehicles.

She says a tractor trailer burst into flames on the eastbound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way near Trafalgar Rd.

Ball says the 34-year-old woman was discovered dead in a car pinned between a concrete barrier and the tractor trailer early Friday morning as crews cleared the road.

She says seven others were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

OPP say two left lanes on the QEW at Trafalgar Rd. are now open after they had been closed for investigation.

With files from The Canadian Press

Temur Durrani is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @temurdur

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