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UPDATE: Police seek vehicles of interest in fatal hit-and-run (PHOTOS)

UPDATE as of 8:30 p.m. October 20, 2021: Windsor police release new images of vehicle possibly involved in fatal hit-and-run incident.

Windsor police are asking for help in identifying two vehicles related to the investigation of a collision that led to the death of a pedestrian. 

It happened at around 7 a.m. Friday in the area of Janette Avenue between Elliott Street West and Bruce Avenue. Officers found a 70-year-old man with life-threatening injuries.  He was taken to hospital, where he later passed away.

A surveillance camera image of a vehicle seen in the area of a fatal hit and run on Janette Avenue in Windsor, October 15, 2021. Image provided by Windsor Police.A surveillance camera image of a vehicle seen in the area of a fatal hit and run on Janette Avenue in Windsor, October 15, 2021. Image provided by Windsor Police.

A surveillance camera image of a vehicle seen in the area of a fatal hit and run on Janette Avenue in Windsor, October 15, 2021. Image provided by Windsor Police.A surveillance camera image of a vehicle seen in the area of a fatal hit and run on Janette Avenue in Windsor, October 15, 2021. Image provided by Windsor Police.

Investigators have asked the public to look at two images, each showing a vehicle near where the incident took place. The vehicle shown on the left was described as a dark-coloured SUV, possibly a Jeep. The one shown on the right appears to be a dark-coloured compact SUV.

If you own one of the vehicles, police would like to speak to you.

If you recognize either of the vehicles or have any information, please call Windsor police at (519) 255-6700, ext. 4830, or ext. 4000 after-hours. Anonymous tips may be submitted to Crime Stoppers at (519) 258-TIPS (8477).

---with files from Maureen Revait

 

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