Pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle in Chelsea, Que.
A section of Highway 105 in Chelsea, Que. was closed Wednesday evening while police investigated a fatal collision involving a pedestrian. (Natalie van Rooy/CTV News Ottawa)
A 74-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle while walking in Chelsea, Que.
Emergency crews responded to the collision involving a pedestrian on Highway 105 near the Chem. Ditchfield intersection in Chelsea at approximately 5:15 p.m. Wednesday.
The MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais police say the driver of a vehicle travelling northbound on Highway 105 struck a pedestrian.
The pedestrian, a 74-year-old man from Chelsea, Que., died from their injuries, police said Wednesday night.
Police say the cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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