Police are searching for a suspected hit-and-run driver who allegedly hit a man in his 80s in North York late Saturday night, causing “life-threatening injuries.”

Police said the elderly man was reportedly attempting to cross the street at Sheppard Ave. W. and Dufferin St., just east of Sheppard West subway station, shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday night when he was struck by a vehicle. Police said the driver got out of the vehicle, had a “brief interaction” with the injured victim and then got back in the vehicle and drove away.

Police spokesperson Gary Long said he was then rushed to a trauma centre.

The driver who is believed to have hit the injured man is described as in his 20s or 30s, 5’8”-5’10”, medium build, olive-skinned, clean-shaven with dark hair. He was reportedly driving a dark sedan which may be damaged in the right front or windshield area.

Traffic Services is investigating.

With files from Jack Hauen