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Senior struck and killed by vehicle near Blue Mountain

Alcohol is not considered a factor in this investigation
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NEWS RELEASE
COLLINGWOOD AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OPP 
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Officers from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched last night to a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in The Blue Mountains.

Shortly before 10 p.m. on August 16th 2019 OPP officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision in the area of Grey Road 19 near Jozo Weider Boulevard in The Blue Mountains. Investigation found that a male pedestrian was crossing Grey Road 19 when he was struck by a west bound SUV.

The pedestrian, a 61 year-old male from The Blue Mountains, was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

OPP Traffic Collision Investigators attended the scene to document the occurrence; however alcohol is not considered as a factor in this collision.

Investigation is ongoing and a post mortem is scheduled to take place at a later date at the Provincial Forensic Pathology Unit at the Forensic Services and Coroners Complex in Toronto.

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