Cyclist dies after hit-and-run crash near Strathroy, Ont.
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OPP are looking for information after a cyclist died following a hit-and-run collision on Monday evening.
OPP are looking for information after a cyclist died following a hit-and-run collision on Monday evening.
Middlesex OPP and paramedics were called to a location on Calvert Drive in Adelaide-Metcalfe, southwest of Strathroy, Ont. around 9:15 p.m. Monday.
Investigators say a westbound cyclist was reportedly struck by a westbound vehicle. The vehicle involved did not remain at the scene of the collision.
A 45-year-old from Strathroy, Ont. was ejected from the bicycle and pronounced deceased on scene. No name is being released, pending notification of next of kin.
In a video posted to social media, OPP Acting Sgt. Ed. Sanchuk said, "If the driver of that vehicle is listening and watching, please do the right thing, the smart thing, contact your local OPP detachment or your local municipal service, go in there and speak to them."
OPP are asking anyone who was driving on Calvert Drive between 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. who may have seen the cyclist or the vehicle, or anyone with surveillance video of the area, to contact them.
Middlesex OPP can be reached 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
