An elderly man was rushed to hospital via emergency run after he was struck by a vehicle in the city’s east end early Tuesday morning.

It happened in the intersection of Pachino Boulevard and Victoria Park Avenue at around 4:30 a.m.

According to paramedics, tha man suffered serious injuries but was conscious and breathing at the scene.

Victoria Park Avenue was closed between York Mills Road and Pachino Boulevard as police investigated , however the road reopened at around 7 a.m.

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