A driver who got out of their vehicle after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 401 west of Port Hope and was struck by another vehicle on Saturday morning (May 30) has died in hospital.
At 11 a.m. on Saturday, Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency crews responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes of the highway near the service centre in the Municipality of Port Hope.
Police believe that one of the vehicles involved in the collision was parked on the shoulder and, after the driver exited the vehicle, another vehicle struck the parked vehicle and the driver who had left the parked vehicle.
The victim was transported to a local hospital and then airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre with life-threatening injuries, and was later pronounced dead. There were no other serious injuries to those involved in the collision.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident and are appealing for witnesses.
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. To remain anonymous, tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
