Senior hit by vehicle in Chatham, witnesses wanted

Chatham-Kent Police Service cruiser in Chatham, Ont., on Monday May 13, 2024. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor)

A senior was hit by a vehicle in Chatham over the weekend.

On Saturday around 3 p.m., emergency services were called to the scene on McNaughton Avenue and St. Clair Street. The Chatham-Kent Police Service said a Ford F-150 was headed eastbound on McNaughton, when the vehicle hit an elderly man on a mobility scooter while he was crossing the road.

The 74-year-old Chatham man was taken to hospital in Chatham, then transferred to Windsor, with life-threatening injuries.

The driver, a 41-year-old woman from Thamesville, was not hurt.

The CKPS is looking for anyone who has information on the collision, or who saw anything suspicious. If you have information on the case, you are asked to contact Const. Brandon McKeen at [e-mail] or at 519-355-1092.

Anonymous tips can also be called into Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.