The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) has several officers on scene of a fatal motor vehicle collision at an aquatic centre located at the corner of Carlton Street and Niagara Street in St. Catharines.
A child pedestrian has been struck and killed in the parking lot of the centre. The child’s next of kin has been notified. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene.
This remains an active scene and the NRPS is requesting that people avoid the area. If anyone must pick up anybody from the centre, they must use the far east end of the parking lot. The west end of the parking lot and surrounding park area will be closed for several hours to allow for investigation.
There is no information on causes at this time, as the investigation is active. The NRPS Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) has carriage f the investigation.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009504.