A man has been killed after being struck by a vehicle in Mississauga Friday morning.

Peel Regional Police were called to the area of Derry Rd. W. and Hurontario St. shortly before 6 a.m. A pickup truck travelling southbound on Hurontario St. had struck a pedestrian, who sustained life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead on scene by paramedics not long after emergency services arrived.

Const. Sarah Patten said the man had stepped out into the road to attempt to cross it just south of the intersection, in an area where “there was no crosswalk.”

The driver of the pickup truck was the one who called police after stopping his vehicle, she said. The driver is co-operating with police and has remained on scene. No charges have been laid, and Patten said it’s not yet known whether any will be.

“It sounds like, at this point, that the driver may have just not seen him,” she said. “Nothing has been confirmed yet.”

The Major Collisions Bureau is investigating.

Police asked for the public to avoid the area. Hurontario St. is closed between Topflight Dr. and Admiral Blvd., and Derry Rd. is closed from Derrycrest Dr. to Edwards Blvd. for the investigation. The area has since reopened.

Alexandra Jones is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @AlexandraMaeJ

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