NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Sept. 26, 2021, at approximately 1 a.m. the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment, responded along with the City of Guelph Fire Department and Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services to a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian and a pickup truck.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a pickup truck was travelling westbound on Wellington Road 124 towards Cambridge when it collided with a pedestrian near the railway crossing just west of Wellington Road 32. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Investigators are asking for the public's assistance with identifying the victim who is described as:
- Asian male approximately 45-55 years old
- Straight, short, black and grey hair
- Approximately 170 lbs
- Wearing black track pants, navy blue wind breaker, white golf shirt, glasses, tan leather shoes and a black Puma ball cap
The cause of the collision is currently being investigated by Wellington County OPP and OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI). Wellington Road 124 remains closed between Wellington Road 32 and Guelph Township Road 1.
The Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to please call 1-888-310-1122.
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