Peterborough Police – Fatal Hit and Run
Officers with the Peterborough Police Service Traffic Unit are investigating after a fatal hit and run early Thursday morning.
At approximately 1:15am on April 16, 2026, officers were called to Monaghan Road just north of Albert Street. Upon arrival, they learned a driver had stopped after noticing something on the road, as they were calling 9-1-1 to report that someone had been hit, another vehicle struck the man. The second vehicle stopped briefly but left before police arrived. The 42-year-old victim was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre where he was pronounced deceased.
Peterborough Police officers will be in the area canvassing for video and would like to speak to the drivers of both vehicles that were involved. The second vehicle to have struck the man was described to police as a lifted pick-up truck with blue underglow LED lighting.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Police Service Traffic Unit at 705-876-1122 x289 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca
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