Niagara Regional Police are investigating a death in the area of the Burgoyne Bridge in downtown St. Catharines Wednesday morning.

Both the roadway over the bridge, and the northbound lanes of Highway 406 were closed for the investigation. The incident took place at 5:30 a.m. The victim was a 43-year-old male.

"I was talking to officers from the OPP traffic unit, and they are appealing for witnesses," OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said. "There were a few witnesses that were on scene that stopped to provide assistance to the victim and see what was going on."

Schmidt said the witnesses left before police arrived and were able to take a statement.

"I know there is nothing they could have done, but there were a couple of passenger vehicles and a transport truck that stopped," he said. "Some of them had dashcams. There is no consequence for them leaving. Obviously, the person was deceased. We just want to talk to them about what they saw when they arrived."

Schmidt asked witnesses to call the Niagara Detachment at 905-356-1311.

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