Man in his 60s seriously injured after being hit by van in downtown Toronto

Toronto police say a pedestrian was taken to hospital after being hit by a van in the city’s downtown core on Monday.

Emergency crews were called to Alexander and Yonge streets, just north of College Street, for a pedestrian-involved collision.

Paramedics told Global News they took a man in his 60s to a local trauma centre in serious condition.

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There is no word on if the driver remained at the scene.

Police were at the scene investigating the collision.