An older man was hit by a red pickup truck on Grand Avenue West between Campus Parkway and Fergie Jenkins Parkway. Nov 19, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)An older man was hit by a red pickup truck on Grand Avenue West between Campus Parkway and Fergie Jenkins Parkway. Nov 19, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)
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Pedestrian dies after collision

By Paul Pedro
November 19, 2019 - 6:45pm

Chatham-Kent police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian.

Police said a 59-year-old man who entered the road was hit by a vehicle going westbound on Grand Avenue West between Campus Parkway and Fergie Jenkins Parkway around 8:30 a.m on Tuesday. The victim was taken to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance where he was pronounced dead.

The victim's name has not been released by police.

An older man was hit by a red pickup truck on Grand Avenue West between Campus Parkway and Fergie Jenkins Parkway. Nov 19, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)An older man was hit by a red pickup truck on Grand Avenue West between Campus Parkway and Fergie Jenkins Parkway. Nov 19, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)

An older man was hit by a red pickup truck on Grand Avenue West between Campus Parkway and Fergie Jenkins Parkway. Nov 19, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)An older man was hit by a red pickup truck on Grand Avenue West between Campus Parkway and Fergie Jenkins Parkway. Nov 19, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)

An older man was hit by a red pickup truck on Grand Avenue West between Campus Parkway and Fergie Jenkins Parkway. Nov 19, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)An older man was hit by a red pickup truck on Grand Avenue West between Campus Parkway and Fergie Jenkins Parkway. Nov 19, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)

A section of Grand Avenue West was closed for several hours for the investigation but it reopened to traffic around 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Randy Whittaker at randyw@chatham-kent.ca or 519-355-1092.

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