A 57-year-old male pedestrian is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a driver while crossing the road against the red light signal in Toronto’s St. Clair West Village neighbourhood, police say.

Toronto police responded to a call the collision at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Glenholme Avenue, near Dufferin Street, around 11 p.m. on Saturday night.

Police say the man was was crossing St. Clair against a red light as the 22-year-old driver was driving west toward a green light at Glenholme.

The driver hit the 57-year-old man, who went through the car’s windshield, police tweeted Saturday night.

Police initially said the man was found unresponsive. He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Roads in the area were closed for investigation.

Police are asking residents, businesses, drivers, or anyone with dash cam footage of the area to contact investigators.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.