NORTH PERTH – A pedestrian has died after a collision in North Perth last night.
On Oct 12 at around 8 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Perth County Paramedic Services, and the North Perth Fire Department, responded to a collision on Perth Road 164 (Highway 23), just north of Line 77, North Perth, near the town of Atwood.
Police say a pedestrian had been struck on the roadway.
The pedestrian, an 83-year-old North Perth resident, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
There were no other injuries reported as a result of the collision, police said in a news release.
The area of Perth Road 164 between Line 78 and Line 75 was closed for the protection of emergency responders and to facilitate the investigation, but has since reopened.
Updates will be provided as required, police said.
Anyone with information regarding this or any incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or www.opp.ca/reporting.
