Pedestrian killed in Hwy. 2 collision west of Brockville

A 71-year-old pedestrian was killed in a single-vehicle collision just west of Brockville.

Several OPP vehicles and emergency response teams attended the scene at Highway 2 between Woodbridge Road and Fulford Point Road on Thursday afternoon.

The collision happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. when a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle.

OPP say the vehicle was travelling eastbound on County Road 2 near Hallecks Road South, when 71-year-old Joy Rutherford of Elizabethtown-Kitley Township entered the road from the median and was struck by the vehicle.

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Witnesses nearby stopped to help Rutherford, who was then rushed to hospital by paramedics.

She was pronounced dead while in hospital.

The eastbound lanes were closed between Woodbridge and Fulford Point roads while OPP investigators determined the cause of the collision.