A 73-year-old pedestrian struck near Yonge St. and Lawrence Ave. on Tuesday has died.

The pedestrian was crossing at Lawrence at around 9:30 a.m. when he was struck by a Hyundai Accent heading north on Yonge St.

The victim suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The 89-year-old driver remained the at the scene, Toronto police said.

He’s the 16th pedestrian killed on Toronto streets this year. At this same time in 2017, there had been 11 pedestrian deaths, according to data from police.

Police are asking local residents, businesses and drivers who may have security or dash cam footage of the incident to contact investigators or call Crime Stoppers.