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2 dead in separate Durham Region crashes; 5 hurt in waterfront shooting

68-year-old man struck in Pickering parking lot, 64-year-old woman hit by dump truck in Ajax

2 dead in separate Durham Region crashes; 5 hurt in waterfront shooting
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68-year-old man struck in Pickering parking lot, 64-year-old woman hit by dump truck in Ajax

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Source Two people are dead following separate collisions in Durham Region on Saturday. Durham Regional Police said one of the fatalities involved a 68-year-old man who died after being struck by a vehicle in a Pickering parking lot. Officers responded at about 10:15 p.m. to a collision involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian in the parking lot at 1105 Kingston Rd. Police said that a black Ford SUV was driving through the parking lot when it struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian was trapped under the vehicle for a period of time. Responding police officers lifted the Ford SUV to extract the pedestrian and performed life-saving measures. Despite the efforts of emergency services personnel, the pedestrian succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The driver of the motor vehicle remained at the scene and was cooperating with police. In the other fatal incident, police said a 64-year-old...

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Jul 12, 2026
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