Benjamin Dunn, a trucker, was the driver of one of the 14 vehicles involved in the crash

That massive crash on Highway 400 Tuesday night has claimed the life of a North Bay man with a wife and nine children.

Benjamin Dunn, a trucker, was the driver of one of the 14 vehicles involved in the crash.

His wife, Nikiyah Mulak-Dunn, posted on Facebook that she was heartbroken, devastated and in shock.

A gofundme page has been set up to help the family. The goal is $5,000.

Five tractor-trailers were involved in the crash.

See: UPDATE: Three dead, 'People were literally running for their lives' Highway 400 closed

Police have not formally identified the three confirmed victims and the investigation is ongoing.

Five tractor-trailers were involved in the crash, including two, fully loaded fuel tankers.

Police say traffic had slowed because of a previous accident when a transport slammed into the string of motorists waiting to get past the first accident.

Police are looking into all possible factors but are theorizing distracted driving may be the cause.

"One of the working theories is that one of the transport trucks that slammed into the back of stopped traffic was inattentive," said Schmidt in an update Thursday morning.

"If it was driver inattention, I hope it makes a huge statement to all those on the roads," said the veteran officer who described it as an 'apocalyptic type of scene.'

Police will be speaking to witnesses and processing forensic evidence in a bid to determine exactly what happened.

Five people who were taken to hospital have been treated and released, Schmidt said, also confirming that the three victims were in separate vehicles.

The OPP reported Thursday morning that all lanes of Highway 400 were reopened.

"The damage to those involved vehicles is absolutely catastrophic," OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told reporters. "There are cars everywhere, twisted transport trucks, destroyed vehicles, metal that is unrecognizable as to whether or not it is a vehicle at all or not."

Police report all Highway 400 lanes have reopened.