THUNDER BAY -- Thunder Bay Police is seeking a pair of witnesses they say were walking Saturday night with the victim of a fatal collision with a pick-up truck on Cumberland Street North.
Police on Monday said a group of people were crossing Cumberland just north of River Street, when a southbound pick-up truck driven by a 48-year-old male struck one of the pedestrians.
"We know he was walking with three other people, a female and two other males," said Constable Gordon Snyder, collision reconstructionist with the traffic services branch of the Thunder Bay Police.
"We have spoken with the female he was with, however, the two other males we have not spoken with yet. We are making a plea for the two other males to come forward to the police station so we can speak with them."
Snyder said that alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor in the collision and the driver is cooperating with police.
The two people, and any other people who might have witnessed what happened, are asked to phone the police traffic unit at 684-1276.
According to Snyder, physical evidence can create a very detailed sequence of events of a collision without witness statements, but witnesses are important for creating a complete picture.
"At minimum there are two more people who would have been in close proximity to this that we are looking to speak to before we can make and conclusions with regard to this investigation," Snyder said.
The investigation is ongoing. Snyder said an investigation like this can take several weeks to complete.
