A 40-year-old male pedestrian was killed by a dump truck while crossing the street at a busy North York intersection Wednesday afternoon.

Paramedics said they responded to a call around 1 p.m. for a collision near and Lawrence Ave. W. and the Allen Rd. and found the man with serious injuries.

He was taken to hospital, where he later died.

Toronto police Sgt. Brett Moore said the man had been crossing the road when he was hit by a dump truck exiting the Allen Rd. off-ramp.

The truck driver initially left the scene, but police were later able to locate the driver and vehicle with help from witnesses and surveillance footage from a nearby mall, Moore said, adding the driver and the company that owns the truck are cooperating with police.

Moore said it is unclear whether the driver knew he had hit the pedestrian when he left the scene.

Police initially reported the victim was a cyclist, before later confirming he was a pedestrian.

The intersection was closed pending an investigation by Traffic Services but has since reopened.

According to statistics compiled by the Star using police and media reports, five cyclists and 42 pedestrians were killed on Toronto streets in 2018. That total is higher than any single year in a police database that goes back to 2007.

It’s unclear if that number was an all-time record, as the Star does not have independent data on pedestrian and cyclist deaths before that year.

Thirteen motorists and 10 motorcyclists were also killed on Toronto streets in 2018, according to Star data.

Mayor John Tory late last year said he remains committed to Vision Zero, the city’s plan to eliminate traffic deaths. He had received criticism for earlier saying the plan is “not working” in a year-end interview with the CBC.

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Meanwhile, a pedestrian in his 70s was hit in a separate collision around 1:30 p.m. near Dufferin St. and Eglinton Ave. W. He was transported to hospital with serious but non life-threatening injuries, paramedics said.

Jan. 16, 2019 — Correction: This story has been edited from a previous version that reported the victim was a cyclist.