29-year-old fatally struck by car on Red Hill Valley Parkway

A 29-year-old man has died after being struck by a car while on the Red Hill Valley Parkway on Saturday night.

Emergency services say they were called to a part of the expressway just north of King Street around 11 p.m. after a person had been hit while in the northbound lane by a grey Chrysler motor vehicle.

Authorities pronounced the man dead at the scene.

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In an update Sunday, police said that the driver and their two passengers remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

Both directions of the expressway were closed for several hours while officers from Hamilton’s collision reconstruction unit investigated the matter.

The roadway was reopened on Sunday morning.

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It remains unclear why the man was on the expressway and police say that the investigation remains ongoing.

They’re asking that anyone who may have information relating to the case to contact them by calling 905-546-4753.