One person is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash that shut down a section of the Toronto-bound QEW in Grimsby early Tuesday morning.

The injured person was rushed to a trauma centre in Hamilton, Ontario Provincial Police told CP24.

The crash occurred in the QEW's Toronto-bound lanes at about 3:50 a.m. The lanes were blocked at Casablanca Road in Grimsby until 7:30 a.m.

OPP continue to investigate the cause of the crash.

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