Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed early Thursday on Hamilton Mountain in what appears to be a hit-and-run.

Emergency crews were called after 11 p.m. to the area of Mohawk Road and Seven Oaks Drive, located between Upper Wellington and Upper Wentworth streets, for reports a person was struck.

Hamilton police spokesperson Staff Sgt. Maggie Schoen confirmed a man has since died of his injuries. A 65-year-old Hamilton man was struck by a vehicle as he crossed the road in front of 270 Mohawk Road East.

The collision reconstruction unit has taken over the investigation and is expected to have an update on the incident later this morning, including a possible description of the suspect vehicle which fled eastbound on Mohawk Road following the crash.

While the scene on the Mountain was cleared by 5:30 a.m., police will be canvassing the area this morning for possible surveillance video.

Photos from the scene show a walking cane discarded on the edge of the sidewalk within the police tape.

It is the 10th fatal collision in Hamilton this year and the fifth involving a pedestrian.

This comes less than a month after a senior was struck in a hit-and-run on Sept. 20 in the central city.

The Hamilton man was walking in a crosswalk across Main Street East and heading north at Sanford Avenue South when he was hit by an eastbound SUV around 9 p.m.

The vehicle in that case is described as a dark-coloured SUV that is expected to have extensive front-end and windshield damage. The crash remains under investigation by the collision reconstruction unit.

A 21-year-old Hamilton man died of injuries on Sept. 9 after a car hit him while he was trying to cross an King Street East on Aug. 21. | John Rennison/The Hamilton Spectator

Back on Aug. 21, a 21-year-old Hamilton man was killedafter he was hit by a car while trying to cross an east-end street. The man was trying to cross King Street East from the south sidewalk near Ottawa Street South at about 6 p.m. when he was struck by a westbound 2010 Jeep driven by a 45-year-old woman, police said.

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He suffered a serious head injury and died Sept. 9. That case is also still under investigation.

Anyone with information on last night's hit-and-run is asked to call Detective Const. J. Bannon at 905-546-4753 or Detective Const. H. Vandercraats at 9055-546-4755. To remain anonymous, people can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppershamilton.com.