A man in his 60s has been pronounced dead after being hit by a vehicle in Toronto’s east end.
Toronto police responded shortly before 9 p.m. on Tuesday in the area of Danforth and Pharmacy avenues, just east of Victoria Park Avenue.
Paramedics said the victim was rushed to a trauma centre for treatment. He later succumbed to those injuries in hospital.
Family friends of the victim later identified him to Global News as Mohammed Chowdhury.
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According to police, the driver of the vehicle did remain on scene.
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The investigation remains ongoing.
-With files from Kayla McLean