Man dead after being struck by vehicle in Etobicoke
An 84-year-old man is dead after being struck by the driver of a vehicle in Etobicoke Friday afternoon.
Emergency crews responded to a collision in the area of Islington Avenue and The Queensway just after 3 p.m.
According to Toronto police Traffic Services, a pedestrian was walking east on the north side of The Queensway when he was run over by a 2013 Kia car exiting a gas station.
When paramedics arrived, they located a man with life-threatening injuries.
He was rushed to a trauma centre, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the 31-year-old woman driving the vehicle remained at the scene.
She was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
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