Police continue to investigate deaths of 2 women hit while walking in Chatham-Kent

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A Chatham-Kent police cruiser at the scene of a collision in a 2019 file photo. (Chris Ensing/CBC - image credit)
A Chatham-Kent police cruiser at the scene of a collision in a 2019 file photo. (Chris Ensing/CBC - image credit)

A post-mortem exam is scheduled in the case of two pedestrians hit and killed in Chatham-Kent over the weekend.

Chatham-Kent police say two women — one 66, one 68 — were walking on Charing Cross Road Saturday evening when a vehicle hit them near Horton Line.

Emergency workers responded at 7:11 p.m. They tried life-saving measures, police say, but the women died.

Chatham-Kent Police Service's traffic management section is investigating. Anyone with information should contact Const. Joel Rehill at 519-355-1092 or joelr@chatham-kent.ca