Ontario Provincial Police say a 28-year-old man from St. Catharines was killed early Tuesday after a “horrific” hit and run on the QEW in Beamsville.

The fatal collision happened about 3 a.m. in the Toronto-bound lanes of the QEW between Ontario Street and Bartlett Road.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says it appears the victim, who was the driver of a white SUV, was involved in a single-vehicle collision and came to stop on the left side median. That’s when he got out of the vehicle to likely assess the damage, Schmidt said.

“We don’t know what he was doing but he was standing outside his vehicle.”

Police believe the victim was struck more than once by passing cars.

“There may be mutliple vehicles that struck the deceased,” Schmidt says.

“The collision is horrific.”

His family is currently being notified and the man’s identity has not been released.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are now looking for a silver or gold coloured Hyundia/Kia with front end damage.

“The driver will have known they hit something,” Schmidt said in a video posted to Twitter around 9:30 a.m. “They may not know they hit a person.”

Police are also seraching for a white commerical vehicle with missing wheel caps.

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The stretch of QEW where this happened closed until 2 p.m. for the collision reconstruction investigation.

OPP are asking any witnesses or drivers who passsed through that stretch of highway between 3 and 3:30 a.m. to contact them. Anyone with information is asked to call the Burlington OPP detachment at 905-681-2511.