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Pedestrian deaths on OPP-patrolled roads reach eight-year high

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg/File

Ontario provincial police say the number of pedestrians killed in crashes is the highest in eight years.

Police say 30 pedestrians have died on OPP-patrolled roads so far this year, compared with 25 in all of last year.

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It’s the highest pedestrian death toll since 2007, when 37 people were killed over the course of the year.

Police are urging motorists and pedestrians to be careful.

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