Teen dies after being struck by car

A 16-year-old boy has died from injuries he suffered after being struck by a vehicle on Mountain Street in Grimsby.

On Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7:18 p.m., Niagara Regional Police, Grimsby Fire Services and Niagara Emergency Medical Services responded to a call for a 16-year-old Grimsby teen who had been walking south on Mountain Road near Kemp Street when he was struck by a south bound 2002 GMC motor vehicle.

The 16-year-old was transported by ambulance to McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton with life-threatening injuries.

The 48-year-old female driver from St Anns, West Lincoln, was not injured in the collision.

This collision remains under investigation by Detectives of the Niagara Regional Police Services Collision Reconstruction Unit.

Any witnesses with information regarding this collision are asked to contact Niagara Regional Police at (905) 688-4111, extension 5500.