A 57-year-old Kitchener man has died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 85 in Kitchener, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say. OPP officers from the Mississauga detachment responded to a report of a pedestrian struck in the northbound lanes near Victoria Street North at approximately 6:50 a.m. Sunday. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The northbound express lanes were closed between Ottawa Street North and Wellington Street North while investigators examined the scene. Members of the OPP’s Highway Safety Division Traffic Incident Management Enforcement team, including technical collision investigators and a collision reconstructionist, assisted with the investigation. The highway reopened shortly after 11:30 a.m. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam or surveillance footage from the area at the time to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
