A 70-year-old man has died in hospital following a hit-and-run collision in Richmond Hill, according to police.

York Regional Police said the man, a pedestrian, was struck on Yonge Street near Lake Avenue at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Police are looking for the driver of a SUV described only as large and dark.

Yonge Street between Bond Crescent and Old Colony Road is closed pending police investigation.