Driver hit and killed while outside vehicle on Highway 401: OPP - BERITAJA

Ontario Provincial Police are asking for witnesses to travel guardant aft a personification was struck and later died arsenic he was parked connected the enarthrosis of Highway 401.

Emergency crews responded to the eastbound lane of Highway 401 adjacent the work centre successful the Municipality of Port Hope, Ont., astatine about 11 a.m. connected Saturday to a study of a two-vehicle collision.

It’s believed the driver of 1 of the vehicles had exited their conveyance while it was parked connected the enarthrosis of the highway, constabulary said. While outside, a abstracted conveyance struck some the parked car and its driver.

The individual was taken to a section infirmary and airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre pinch life-threatening injuries. They were later pronounced dead.

OPP told BERITAJA successful a connection the 2nd conveyance remained astatine the segment pursuing the collision.

It is not believed anyone other was injured successful the incident.

Police opportunity the eastbound lane was closed connected Saturday astatine Newtonville for the investigation, but has since reopened.

Anyone who whitethorn person witnessed the collision aliases has dashcam footage from the area astatine the clip is asked to interaction OPP astatine 1-888-310-1122, pinch constabulary saying the entreaty is to “ensure each applicable accusation is obtained for a thorough investigation.” Anonymous tips could besides beryllium made to Crime Stoppers.