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Man struck and killed by truck in central Scarborough

Toronto police are investigating after a man was fatally struck in Scarborough on Wednesday evening. Max Trotta / Global News

A man has died after he was struck by a truck in Toronto’s east end on Wednesday evening.

Toronto police said emergency crews were called to Kennedy Road and Antrim Crescent, just south of Highway 401, at around 6:40 p.m., with reports the man was hit.

A spokesperson for Toronto Paramedics said the man, who is believed to be in his 20s, was taken to a trauma centre in life-threatening condition.

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The man later died from his injuries.

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Police said the truck driver remained at the scene.

The traffic services unit was called in to investigate the circumstances leading up to the collision.

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