Pedestrian struck and killed in Little Britain now identified

Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on scene in Little Britain investigating a collision that occurred at approximately 6:10 pm last evening.

Officers, EMS and Fire attended the scene on Little Britain Road, where a vehicle collided with a pedestrian. The victim was transported to a Toronto area hospital with life threatening injuries. No other injuries were reported at the collision.

The pedestrian was later pronounced deceased, and has been identified as Hugh MANLEY, 68 years-of-age, of Fenelon Township.

Little Britain Road was closed for several hours from Eldon Road to Valentia Road, while OPP members trained in collision reconstruction documented the scene.  

The investigation remains ongoing with the OPP Traffic Collision Investigation (TCI) team. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has video footage is asked to contact the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP at 1-888-310-1122.