A 59-year-old man has died after a fatal crash on Highway 401 near Dufferin Street Tuesday evening, police say.

Police got a call for a collision at around 6 p.m., Sgt. Kerry Schmidt from the OPP’s highway safety division said. As a result of the single vehicle collision all eastbound express lanes on Highway 401 were closed until around 8 p.m.

The man was pronounced dead in hospital, Schmidt said. Police are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.