A 60-year-old man has died in what marks the first pedestrian death of 2019.

The fatal collision occurred in Parkdale around 8 p.m. Monday evening.

Emergency services responding to reports of a collision at the intersection of Queen St. W. and Close Ave. found the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries.

He was transported to hospital where he later died.

According to statistics compiled by the Star using police and media reports, 47 pedestrians and cyclists were killed on Toronto streets in 2018.

That number is higher than any single year in a police database that goes back to 2007.

Thirteen motorists and 10 motorcyclists were 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.

In a Thursday press release, police said the victim in the latest incident was travelling southbound on Close Ave., just south of Queen St. W. on a mobility scooter when he was struck. The suspect, a 65-year-old woman driving a Mazda, was turning left off of Queen St. W. when the collision occurred.

Police are asking local residents, businessowners and drivers who may have security or dash-cam footage of the incident to contact investigators. Anyone with information about the incident should contact police at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-22-8477.

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