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Toronto police ask help identifying man fatally struck by vehicle, release sketch

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Toronto police release a composite sketch of a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Eglinton Avenue West on May 31, 2026. (TPS)

Toronto police have released a composite sketch of a pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle on Sunday as they try to identify him.

Police say the pedestrian was crossing Eglinton Avenue West near Old Park Road on May 31 before 1:19 a.m. when he was struck by a westbound Honda Accord.

tps Police investigating after overnight collision in Toronto’s west end early Sunday (CP24 photo).

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, police say.

The 23-year-old driver of the Honda, police say, remained.

In a news release on Friday, police said they are still trying to identify the pedestrian, who is described as a Black man, six feet tall, with a slim build, a long grey beard, and long dreadlocks.

Police said he was wearing a red toque, a black Adidas tracksuit jacket with a German football logo, and a blue hooded winter jacket underneath.

Anyone with information on the man’s identity is being asked to contact police at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.