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A male cyclist has died after being struck by a delivery truck in Little Italy Wednesday morning.

Toronto police said they received multiple calls about a cyclist struck at Ossington Avenue and College Street around noon.

Toronto paramedics said they transferred a man in his 40s to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.

Const. Clint Stibbe confirmed to Global News that the man succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

College Street is closed in both directions from Ossington Avenue to Shaw Street as police investigate.

There is no word as to whether or not charges will be laid at this time.

Update: the cyclist has been taken to a trauma centre, via emerg run….life threatening injuries. College St is now closed, both directions from Ossington to Shaw. Our traffic reconstruction team is enroute to investigate. Please avoid area. #GO3233331^adc — Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) December 20, 2017

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