A 65-year-old man has died after being struck by the driver of a vehicle near Jarvis Street and Gerrard Street East on Saturday night, according to Toronto paramedics.

The man was rushed to a trauma centre in critical condition before being pronounced dead.

Toronto police traffic services called it a “very serious collision” on Twitter.

Police said a description of the suspect vehicle will not be released until investigators canvass nearby businesses and witnesses. They are asking anyone with dash camera footage to come forward.

Jarvis Street was closed from Gerrard Street East to Dundas Street East, but has since been cleared, according to police.

TY Tom Yun is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @thetomyun

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