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78-year-old pedestrian has ‘life-altering’ injuries after being hit by vehicle, police say

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Peel Regional Police officers say a 78-year-old male pedestrian has “life-altering” injuries after he was hit by a vehicle in Mississauga’s west end Thursday evening.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Danton Promenade and Derry Road West, near Winston Churchill Boulevard, just after 7 p.m.

An update posted on the service’s Twitter account said the man was taken to a trauma centre in critical condition.

Meanwhile, officers closed the eastbound lanes of Derry Road West at Danton Promenade as investigators gathered evidence.

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The service appealed to anyone who might have witnessed the collision or anyone with video to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

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