Provincial police are warning drivers to avoid sections of Highway 11 in both directions in Orillia as they investigate a fatal multi-vehicle collision.

Police say one person is dead and several others injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near Orillia, Ont., in snowy weather Friday morning.

A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11 in Orillia on Friday morning has closed the highway in both directions, OPP said. Orillia Fire said they were being helped by Oro Medonte Fire, Simcoe County Police, and OPP at the scene in the southbound lanes between Old Barrie Road and Coldwater Road.

Reports on social media suggest up to 50 vehicles may be involved; southbound lanes closed between Coldwater Road and Line 15

OPP Acting Sgt. Jake Daynes says a 49-year-old is dead and dozens are in hospital after a pileup on Highway 11 in Orillia.,

Ontario Provincial Police said the highway near Orillia was closed on Friday after the multi-vehicle collision, as emergency services beg for space to respond to the incident.