A 66-year-old man has died after being hit by a cement truck on Highway 404 near Elgin Mills.
The Ontario Provincial Police said a man from York Region was pulled over on the side of the road when he got out of his disabled vehicle and was subsequently struck by a truck.
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the man was hit in the right-hand lane, on the southbound lanes of the highway, and later died in hospital.
Officers from the Aurora detachment alongside OPP were on scene investigating. They are currently reviewing dash-cam footage.
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OPP said there were no injuries to the driver of the cement truck.
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