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Elderly man dies in hospital after being struck by dump truck in east end

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Elderly pedestrian dies in hospital after struck by truck last week
WATCH: An elderly man has died in hospital after being struck by a dump truck while crossing Parliament Street last Thursday – Aug 2, 2016

Toronto police say an elderly pedestrian struck by a dump truck while crossing Parliament Street in the east end last week has died in hospital.

Police say the 82-year-old man died in hospital on Monday after sustaining life-threatening injuries in the collision Thursday.

They say the man was trying to cross Parliament at Shuter Street around 3:43 p.m. when he was struck by a northbound 2017 Kenworth truck driven by a 46-year-old man.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at http://www.222tips.com or by texting TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

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