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Elderly man dies in hospital nearly two weeks after hit-and-run: police

Toronto police say an elderly man has died in hospital following a hit-and-run on Sept. 26. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Toronto police say an elderly man has died in hospital nearly two weeks after an alleged hit-and-run.

Police say the 79-year-old man was struck by a vehicle in the city’s east end around 9 p.m. on Sept. 26.

READ MORE: Debris strewn across South Kingsway following hit-and-run collision

Police say the man was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition.

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They say he died in hospital on Saturday.

Police released an image of the vehicle that fled the scene, but they say the suspect still hasn’t be identified.

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