Update: Crash involving pedestrian turns fatal

A crash involving a pedestrian in Wallaceburg had turned fatal.

Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege on Friday night, emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Dufferin Avenue near Agnes Street.

The pedestrian, a 30-year-old Wallaceburg man, sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a London Hospital.

The driver of the pick-up truck, a 75-year-old Port Lambton man was not physically injured.

Yesterday, the pedestrian, succumbed to his injuries.

“Members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service offer their deepest condolences to his family and friends, police officials said in a media release.

The collision remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Joshua Flikweert at joshuaf@chatham-kent.ca or 519-355-1092.

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