Man, 92, critically injured after being struck by vehicle downtown Toronto

The area of Grange and Spadina Avenues where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on May 24, 2024. (Rylan Vallee/CITYNEWS)

Posted May 24, 2024 10:41 am.

Last Updated May 24, 2024 7:48 pm.

A man is in life-threatening condition after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto on Friday morning.

Police say a 92-year-old man was walking northbound on Spadina Avenue and was crossing at the intersection of Grange Avenue just before 10 a.m. when he was struck by a 39-year-old man who was driving a 2013 Acura sedan and was making a right hand turn onto Spadina.

Paramedics transported the man to a trauma centre with critical injuries.

The driver of the Acura remained on the scene.

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