Burlington man killed at motorsports park

A Burlington man has been killed at a motorsports park in southwestern Ontario.

A Burlington man has been killed at a motorsports park in southwestern Ontario.

Richard Ennest, 59, was struck by a vehicle at a sanctioned race at Toronto Motorsports Park near Cayuga on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 19).

Ennest is the owner of Mr. Transmission on Fairview St. in Burlington.

Haldimand County OPP report that a race was about to start at the track when a pedestrian was struck by one of the vehicles. The pedestrian was later identified as Ennest.

He was transported to a local hospital and later send by air ambulance to another hospital before he was pronounced dead.

Ennest has been an operator of Mr. Transmission for over 30 years.

Photo from Mr. Transmission