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Person dies after being ejected from vehicle, subsequently struck in Ontario

TILLSONBURG, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say one person has died in Tillsonburg, Ont., after being ejected from a vehicle and then hit.

Police say it happened just before 8 p.m. Tuesday on Lisgar Avenue.

A social media post from police says it involved a passenger "being ejected from a moving vehicle and subsequently struck."

The driver left the scene, but police say that person later returned, and is now in custody. 

A stretch of Lisgar Avenue was temporarily closed following the collision. 

Police say the investigation is ongoing. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 9, 2022. 

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This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Facebook and Canadian Press News Fellowship. 

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