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Pedestrian left with serious injuries after hit by vehicle in Eglinton West

EMS say the victim was found at the scene suffering from stab wounds but was conscious and breathing. A Toronto Paramedic Services ambulance. Don Mitchell / AM 640

Toronto paramedics transported an elderly man to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in the city’s west end.

Police arrived around 3:15 p.m. to an area near Eglinton Avenue West and Weston Road, Tuesday afternoon, where they discovered the 86 year old.

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The initial investigation by collision reconstruction teams revealed the man was struck by a 25 year old woman driving a 2009 Hyundai while he crossed Weston road, south of Eglinton.

Weston Road was closed northbound between Lambton Avenue to Eglinton for hours during an investigation.

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