One person is dead after being hit by a vehicle Tuesday on Highway 401 between Mallorytown and Lansdowne.
At about 5:30 a.m., the Leeds County OPP detachment received reports that a person who had exited their parked vehicle on the shoulder of the 401 had been struck and killed by a moving vehicle.
The person who died in the collision has been identified, but their name is not being released to safeguard the privacy of the grieving family, police said. A postmortem examination has been ordered.
The OPP are investigating in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner.
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation was asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E250857754. Those who want to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave their tip online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca .
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