A 59-year-old Welland man was rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 58 in Thorold Monday evening.
Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to the collision at approximately 7:55 p.m. on Oct. 19. The pedestrian was hit in the highway’s southbound lanes near Allanburg Road, south of St. Catharines in the Niagara Region.
No other injuries were reported.
Highway 58 was closed between Thorold Stone Road and Highway 20 while police investigated the incident. The roadway reopened shortly after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.