One pedestrian has died and another has been airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital after being struck by a vehicle near Bewdley, Ont., on Wednesday morning.
The collision occurred around 8 a.m. on Line 7, just west of Woodvale School Road near the hamlet of Campbellcroft, about five kilometres south of Bewdley, or 15 kilometres north of Port Hope.
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ROAD CLOSURE: Line 7 is closed between Campbell Rd and Jamieson Rd #Campbellcroft due to a motor vehicle collision. ^bm
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According to Northumberland OPP, one of the pedestrians was pronounced deceased at the scene by EMS personnel. The second individual was transported by an Ornge air ambulance to a Toronto trauma centre with unknown injuries.
OPP have closed Line 7 between County Road 28 and Campbell Road while they investigate.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, OPP said.
— More to come.