Deer kills Smithville man

SMITHVILLE – A 29-year-old Smithville man is dead after his pickup hit a deer on Regional Road 20 last night.

Niagara police said today the man – whose name has not been released – died after he was struck by the deer as it came through his windshield just after 9 p.m. Monday.

The man’s truck ended up in a field where passersby tried to help him but he was pronounced dead at the scene west of Kimbo Road in West Lincoln. The man was the only occupant of the truck.

Niagara police found that another car driven by a 71-year-old Wainfleet man had collided with the same deer moments before the fatal collision.

Police said the older man was eastbound on Regional Road 20 approaching Kimbo Road when his car struck a deer that was crossing the road from south to north.

The deer continued across the road after being hit by the car and was struck by the westbound pickup truck.

After the collision, the pickup truck continued through a ditch and finally stopped in a field on the north side of the road.