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Dump truck driver charged after pedestrian killed crossing street in Toronto

Police tape surrounding the scene near Eglinton Avenue and Dufferin Street on Nov. 13, 2023. Chris Dunseith / Global News

Toronto police say the driver of a dump truck that struck and killed a 53-year-old man in November has been charged.

Police said on Nov. 13 at around 10:35 a.m., officers responded to a pedestrian-involved collision.

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A dump truck was driving westbound on Eglinton Avenue toward Dufferin Street when it made a left turn, police said.

Police said a man was crossing at the intersection when he was struck by the dump truck.

The 53-year-old man was rushed to hospital, where he later died.

Police said in an update that 31-year-old Rohit Sharma from Brampton was charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death.

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