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79-year-old man struck, critically injured by car in East York

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A 79-year-old man has life threatening injuries after being hit by a car at O'Connor east of Coxwell around 1 a.m. Courtney Heels has the details.

One man suffered life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in the city’s east end early Thursday morning.

It happened near O’Connor Drive and Coxwell Avenue shortly after 1 a.m.

A 79-year-old man was crossing the street when he was hit by a vehicle.

He suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a trauma centre for treatment, paramedics confirmed.

A collision reconstruction team is now at the scene and road closures remain in place.

The driver involved in the collision remained at the scene.