

Chris Herhalt, CP24.com





A man is dead after he was struck by a car in an apparent failure to remain collision on the side of the Toronto-bound QEW near Beamsville early Tuesday morning.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said crews were called to the roadway near the Ontario Street exit to Beamsville just after 3 a.m. for a report of a collision.

He said a motorist broke down and pulled off to the shoulder.

When he got out of his car, he was struck and killed by at least one passing vehicle.

The driver of that vehicle stopped for a time and then took off.

Police said the victim was a 28-year-old man from St. Catharines.

Schmidt said officers are now looking for two vehicles.

One is a gold or silver coloured Hyundai or Kia, while the other is a white commercial vehicle with a white coloured bumper.

Both may have sustained considerable body damage.

All eastbound lanes of the QEW are closed near the collision scene to allow for an investigation.