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BARRIE, ONT. -- A 27-year-old man is dead after an alleged hit and run on Highway 400 in Barrie early Friday morning.

An off-duty police officer discovered the body near the shoulder of the southbound lanes of Highway 400, south of Dunlop Street, shortly after 4 a.m.

The OPP tells CTV News, "We do believe the injuries he sustained are consistent with a motor vehicle collision, and there was some vehicle debris there."

Police say the driver and vehicle have been located and identified. There's no word if any charges will be laid.

All southbound lanes at Bayfield Street and Dunlop Street were closed for more than seven hours.

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Two OPP officers are collecting evidence as part of an investigation after the body of a man was found on the southbound lanes of Highway 400 south of Dunlop Street on Fri., Aug 6, 2021. (Kraig Krause/CTV)
OPP officers collect evidence at the scene of an investigation involving a man's body found on the southbound lanes of Highway 400 south of Dunlop Street in Barrie on Fri., Aug 6, 2021. (Kraig Krause/CTV)
OPP officers are investigating the Highway 400 area south of Dunlop Street after a man's body was found on the southbound lanes in the early morning of Fri., Aug 6, 2021. (Kraig Krause/CTV)
An OPP officer stands by a police cruiser during an investigation after a man's body was found on the southbound lanes of Highway 400 south of Dunlop Street on Fri., Aug 6, 2021. (Kraig Krause/CTV)
OPP are investigating after a man's body was found on Highway 400 south of Dunlop Street in the early morning hours of Fri., Aug 6, 2021. (Kraig Krause/CTV)
Traffic is being routed off Highway 400 at Dunlop Street Fri., Aug 6, 2021 for a police investigation after the body of a man was found on the highway (Kraig Krause/CTV)
Police are conducting an investigation after the body of a man was found on the highway south of Dunlop Street in Barrie on Fri., Aug 6, 2021. (Kraig Krause/CTV)
Highway 400 southbound is being detoured off Bayfield and Dunlop Streets in Barrie after a man's body was found on the highway Fri., Aug 6, 2021. (Kraig Krause/CTV)