Pedestrian Killed on Pispala Main Road; Police Appeal for Witnesses

Tamperelainen reports that a pedestrian was found dead on Pispala Main Road in Tampere after an emergency call to the response centre at 3:26 a.m. Emergency medical services arrived with police and pronounced the person deceased at the scene. The incident is being investigated by Central Finland Police as aggravated endangerment of traffic safety and negligent homicide. Lead investigator, crime commissioner Sami Suhonen, said police have one suspect and that both the victim and the suspect are adults. Authorities place the collision at about 3:30 a.m. near Pispala Main Road 73 and say they do not suspect the driver of drunk driving. Witnesses have been interviewed and technical examinations are ongoing as the inquiry remains in an acute phase. Police ask anyone with additional observations to send tips by email to [email protected].