Man, 83, struck and killed by vehicle while walking dog on Hamilton Mountain

An 83-year-old man was struck and killed while walking his dog on Upper Ottawa Street in Hamilton on Thursday morning.

Hamilton police say the collision happened shortly before 10 a.m. between Larch Street and Reno Avenue.

The man, who police say was from Hamilton, was hit by a vehicle while traversing a crosswalk at Anson Avenue and Upper Ottawa Street. He succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

Police say that the dog is okay.

The driver involved in the collision remained at the scene and is said to be cooperating with the police.

Authorities and police forensics are at the scene for the investigation.

Const. Adam Kimber says it’s too early to say what the cause of the collision is, and to expect road closures in the area for some time.

“In the last 12 hours we’ve had three pedestrians stuck. One in the east end, one in the central [area of Hamilton] and now one on the Mountain, and we’ve had three fatalities in the last seven days,” Kimber said.

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“We need to wake up here, and we need to — as a community — come together. And we need to slow down and put our phones down and focus on the task at hand — and that’s driving safely and getting home to your family.”

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Kimber added that traffic safety is a “365-day endeavour” for the Hamilton Police Service and that they are open to conversations with the community about how to make the city’s road safer.

“I can’t stress enough. People need to slow down, they need to put their phone down, and they need to focus on what they’re doing. Period,” Kimber said.

This is a developing story. More to come.

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