An 80-year-old pedestrian has died in hospital after he was hit by a driver while crossing the street in Scarborough last week.

Police responded to a call for a personal injury collision at Bellamy Rd. N. and Cedar Brae Blvd., near Eglinton Ave. E., shortly before 6 p.m. on Nov. 25.

The 80-year-old man was walking north on the west side of Bellamy and was crossing the road at the intersection of Cedar Brae Blvd., which has a marked pedestrian crosswalk, when he was hit by a 29-year-old-man driving westbound on Bellamy in a Buick.

The victim was transported to hospital. He died there Saturday, police said in a Monday news release.

The driver remained at the scene and has cooperated with the investigation, police said.

The investigation is ongoing by members of Traffic Services.

Police are asking local residents, business, and drivers, who may have security or dash-camera footage of the area or incident, to contact investigators.

Thirty-nine pedestrians and five cyclists have been killed on Toronto streets so far this year, according to figures compiled by the Star.

The combined total of 44 cyclist and pedestrian deaths is the highest by this date in any year since 2007, which is the earliest available year in police data.

The Star’s traffic fatality numbers are higher than the official police count. That’s in part because Toronto police figures don’t include deadly collisions that happen on private property, such as in the parking lots of apartment buildings or malls, or on provincial 400-series highways within Toronto.

November is often one of the worst months for traffic collisions in the city.

From 2007 to 2017, 43 pedestrians and cyclists were killed on Toronto streets in the month of November — the highest total for any month over that period.

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