A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle just east of Chatham.
The Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to Communication Road near Park Avenue East on Thursday shortly before 10 p.m., after the pedestrian was hit by a passenger vehicle.
The pedestrian was rushed to a trauma centre with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle was not injured.
A section of Communication Road and Park Avenue was closed temporarily to allow officers to conduct an investigation. It has since been reopened.
An investigation is ongoing and anyone with dashcam footage of the incident or anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
