A 56-year-old pedestrian was killed and two others were seriously injured after they were struck by motorists in three separate collisions in Scarborough in the span of one hour Wednesday night.

The fatal collision occurred at 8:15 p.m. near the Collision Reporting Centre at 39 Howden Rd., close to Lawrence Avenue East and Birchmount Road.

The pedestrian was crossing Howden when he was struck and killed by a 27-year-old driver of a grey Mazda which was heading north.

Officers rushed to the scene and performed CPR, but he was pronounced dead shortly after, police said.

The driver remained at the scene and police are asking any witnesses to contact investigators.

About 10 minutes earlier, another pedestrian was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a driver at McNicoll Avenue and McCowan Road.

A 79-year-old woman was crossing McNicoll when she was struck by the driver of a westbound black Dodge Caravan.

Police said in a news release Thursday that the 36-year-old driver had the right of way.

The third collision occurred at about 9 p.m. at Ellesmere and Orton Park roads where a male pedestrian was struck by a motorist.

He was rushed to hospital with serious injuries, police said.

According to data compiled by the Toronto Star, 34 pedestrians have been killed in collisions this year.

They are:

A 60-year-old man hit while operating a mobility scooter on Close Avenue, south of Queen Street West on Jan. 7. He died in hospital the next day.

A 69-year-old woman hit while walking across O’Connor Drive, north of St. Clair Avenue East on Jan. 8. She died in hospital more than a week later on Jan. 16.

Hang Vo, 58, hit by a garbage truck in a laneway steps north of St. Andrew subway station on Jan. 15. A building manager who works in the area told the Star that Vo, who was homeless, regularly slept in the area.

A 40-year-old man hit by a dump truck on Jan. 16 while crossing Lawrence Avenue West at a marked North York intersection, off the Allen Road exit.

A 75-year-old man hit by the driver of an Infiniti while crossing the intersection of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West on Jan. 16. He died in hospital a week later.

A man in his 60s killed in a hit-and-run collision near the intersection of Bathurst Street and Bloor Street West on Jan. 17. Police said reports indicated he was hit by a garbage truck.

A man hit by a transport truck while walking in the eastbound express lanes of Hwy. 401 at the Yonge Street exit on Feb. 2. The OPP have not released the man’s age, nor why he was on the highway.

An 89-year-old man hit crossing Warden Avenue, south of Bamburgh Circle on Feb. 16. He died in hospital almost three weeks later, on March 7.

An 80-year-old man hit while crossing Finch Avenue West near Pearldale Avenue on Feb. 25. He died in hospital the next day.

A 90-year-old man hit in a restaurant drive-through near Steeles Avenue West and Bathurst Street on March 12.

A 62-year-old woman hit by a TTC bus near Bloor and Sherbourne streets on March 29.

Marie Schihl-Gigliotti, 31, of Toronto, who was hit while attempting to cross Hwy. 401 on foot following a collision on April 5.

An 88-year-old woman hit by a pickup truck on April 6 near Finch Avenue East and Tiffield Road. She died in hospital later that day.

A 67-year-old man hit on Hwy. 401 after being hit by a transport truck that failed to remain at the scene on May 29.

A 39-year-old woman died after a driver lost control, mounted the curb and hit a fire hydrant before striking her on at Dundas Street East and Regent Park Boulevard on June 20. The male driver was charged with impaired driving.

A 56-year-old woman hit by a heavy truck at the intersection of Victoria Street and Queen Street East on June 26.

A 62-year-old woman hit by a vehicle at near Jane Street and Finch Avenue West on July 10. She was later pronounced dead at hospital.

A 68-year-old woman struck by a garbage truck in North York on Cliffwood Road, at Barkwood Crescent, on July 16. She was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

A 71-year-old man struck by a car at Islington Avenue and Millwick Drive. He was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries on July 28. The man died two days later.

A 69-year-old woman struck on Aug. 9 by a vehicle in North York. She was pronounced dead on scene at Doris and Finch avenues shortly before 10 a.m.

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A man hit on Steeles Avenue East, east of Bayview Avenue at Laureleaf Road on Aug. 20.

A 76-year-old woman killed in two separate hit-and-run collisionsminutes apart while crossing Midland Avenue at Sheppard Avenue East on Aug. 22.

Miguel Candia, 72, hit on Kingston Road, just east of Morningside Avenue, on Aug. 25.

Celeste Jones, 34, hit on Sheppard Avenue East near Pharmacy Ave. on Aug. 30.

A 75-year-old woman hit on Dixon Road at Islington Avenue on Sept. 6. She died in hospital due to injuries the following day.

A 97-year-old man was hit by a motorist at Warden and McNicoll avenues on Sept. 6. He died more than two weeks later on Sept. 23.

Evangeline Lauroza, 54, was hit by a driver in a cement trump while crossing Erskine Avenue on Yonge Street, north of Eglinton Avenue East on Sept. 10.

A 59-year-old man hit on Lawrence Avenue East, near Ainsdale Road, on Sept. 17.

A 17-year-old male was hit on Confederation Drive and Scarborough Golf Club Road, on Sept. 23. He was crossing four lanes of Scarborough Golf Club Road when he was struck and killed. The closest traffic light is almost 200 metres away.

A 65-year-old man was struck in the area of Danforth and Pharmacy Avenues on Sept. 24. Police said the section of Danforth Avenue where he crossed didn’t have any traffic lights.

A 58-year-old man was struck while crossing Kipling Avenue, south of Bethridge Road by a 52-year-old motorist in a BMW on Sept. 29.

A 74-year-old man was struck while crossing Eglinton Avenue West and Don Mills Road by a motorist in an SUV on Oct. 28.

A 83-year-old woman was struck while crossing St. Clair Avenue West at Castleton Avenue by a motorist driving a van on Oct. 28.

According to statistics compiled by the Star using police and media reports, five cyclists and 42 pedestrians were killed on Toronto streets in 2018. That total is higher than any single year in a police database that goes back to 2007.

The Star began keeping its own count of traffic deaths in 2017 to fill gaps in police numbers, which don’t include fatalities that occur on private property or provincially owned 400 series highways.

It’s unclear if that number was an all-time record, as the Star does not have independent data on pedestrian and cyclist deaths before that year.

Thirteen motorists and 10 motorcyclists were also killed on Toronto streets in 2018, according to Star data.

In June, Mayor John Tory announced “Vision Zero 2.0,” a revamp of a three-year-old plan that has so far failed to reduce the city’s rate of traffic deaths. The plan calls for lower speed limits, which Tory said he wants implemented quickly, with stickers over existing signs if need be.

The plan also calls for the implementation of short-term design changes using paint, bollards and other features, rather than waiting for crumbling streets to be routinely rebuilt with the city’s “complete streets” system that includes pedestrian safety concerns.

Oct. 31, 2019 — Update: This story has been changed from a previously published version with updated information from police on the fatal collision Wednesday.

With files from Miriam Lafontaine