A man is dead and is now the city's fourth pedestrian death of 2015 after he succumbed to his injuries after being hit by a car earlier this month.

It happened on the evening of Aug. 13, police say, in the area of Wentworth Street South near Main Street East.

A 53-year-old Hamilton man was walking in the area when he was hit by a car being driven by a 20-year-old man, police say. The older man was rushed to hospital with life threatening injuries. Police did not release information about the incident to the media when it first occurred.

The driver stayed at the scene, police say, and there was no indication of alcohol being involved.

Police announced the pedestrian died Friday morning. His name was not released.

The man's name was not released. This is the city's ninth traffic-related death of the year.