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Elderly man becomes Hamilton’s 13th traffic fatality of 2020

Hamilton police say no charges will be laid in the city's 13th traffic fatality of 2020. Don Mitchell / Global News

Hamilton police say a man who was hit by a vehicle earlier this week in East Hamilton has now died.

Police say the 86-year-old Hamilton man was struck as he crossed Queenston Road, just west of Parkdale Avenue, around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

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According to police, the driver immediately pulled over and called 9-1-1.

The man succumbed to his injuries Friday morning while in hospital.

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After reviewing all the evidence, investigators with the Collision Reconstruction Unit say the driver will not be facing any charges.

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This was Hamilton’s 13th traffic fatality of the year and the fourth involving a pedestrian.

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