A male pedestrian is dead after he was struck by a vehicle at Wanless Drive and Queens Mary Drive, near McLaughlin Road, on Wednesday night.

Const. Heather Cannon, media officer with Peel Regional Police, said that the police were called to the scene of the accident at 8:39 p.m. where they found the pedestrian in life-threatning condition. The vehicle involved remained on the scene.

The man succumed to his injuries at the scene, police say.

Const. Cannon said the police cannot give out any other information on the victim because next of his kin have not yet been notified.

Major Collision Bureau have been notified and are currently at the scene, police say. Wanless Drive is closed from McLaughlin Road and Queen Mary Drive for investigation and the police are telling people to use alternate routes.

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

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