Victim of fatal Hwy. 401 crash remembered for charitable and giving nature [Video]

Omar Barzak is being remembered by friends and family as someone who always gave back to the community, and who loved and was loved by those who knew him.

The 24-year-old’s sudden passing early Friday morning has devastated loved ones, as well as those who knew him through his charity work, and his involvement in a long-running dance group popular on TikTok.

Barzak was returning to London from Mississauga early Friday morning, and was driving along Highway 401 near Ingersoll, when he was involved in a collision with another vehicle.

The crash occurred in the westbound lanes of the highway between Culloden and Putnam Roads around 2:15 a.m., Ontario Provincial Police said in a statement.

The driver of one of the vehicles involved, a 24-year-old from London, was pronounced dead at the scene, they said.

Police did not release the driver’s identity, but Wasef Yasin confirmed to CBC News that …