A man is being rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a Toronto Transit Commission bus in the Oakwood Village neighbourhood.

It happened at Oakwood Avenue and Vaughan Road.

The circumstances surrounding the incident were not immediately clear.

The victim, believed to be in his 50s, was pinned under the bus, police said.

He was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being freed.

Police said the intersection would be closed for the investigation.