A male is dead after he was struck by a transport truck in the eastbound express lanes of Hwy 401 in North York Saturday afternoon.

The male pedestrian was in the eastbound express lanes of the highway at the Yonge St. exit at around 2:13 p.m. when he was struck by a transport truck, said OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.

He died at the scene.

Schmidt says officers don’t know exactly what the male was doing outside of his vehicle but he was struck by the truck as a result.

Schmidt also says the truck driver remained at the scene and is co-operating with investigators.

The eastbound express lanes of the 401 are closed to allow for an investigation but the collector lanes remain open.