

Chris Fox, CP24.com





A male pedestrian is in life-threatening condition after an early-morning hit-and-run in North York.

Police say that the victim, believed to be a man in his 20s, was attempting to cross Finch Avenue near Tobermory Drive at around 2 a.m. when he was struck by a vehicle that then fled the scene.

He was rushed to hospital via emergency run, where he remains. He underwent surgery on Saturday afternoon.

Police say that the vehicle sustained front-end damage in the collision and left some debris at the scene as a result.

Members of the Traffic Services unit are currently on scene and will be conducting a full reconstruction of the accident.

Finch Avenue is currently closed in both directions between Topcliff Avenue and Sentinel Road.

No suspect vehicle description has been released at this point.