A 22-year-old Chatham man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 401 west of Brighton on Saturday night (January 3).
At around 10:40 p.m., Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision involving two vehicles and a pedestrian on Highway 401 near Cochrane Road in Cramahe Township.
According to police, a vehicle was parked close to the median in the westbound lanes and the pedestrian was struck in the eastbound lanes.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Highway 401 between Big Apple Drive and County Road 30 was closed for around six hours while police investigated and documented the scene.
Police are continuing to investigate the collision. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, referring to incident number E260012392. Tips can be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
