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Winnipeg police have identified the pedestrian struck by a semi at Higgins Avenue and Main Street as a possible panhandler.

Initially in critical condition, police said the pedestrian's condition has since been upgraded to guarded. Investigators are still piecing together what happened Friday. They hope witnesses will step forward to help them.

Emergency personnel responded to a report about 12:40 p.m. Friday that a truck had struck the 51-year-old pedestrian.

The 51-year-old man was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Investigators at the scene learned he may have been a panhandler and somehow fell into the intersection, where he was struck by a semi trailer.

"Subsequent investigation has determined that the victim may have lost his balance and fell into the westbound lanes of Higgins Avenue just west of Main Street, where he was then struck by a passing tractor trailer. It appears the 51-year-old male victim may have been panhandling at the intersection prior to the collision."

The collision occurred on Main Street south, where an exit lane turns west onto to Higgins Avenue. The corner is anchored with the YFC-Winnipeg Centre.

Anyone with information regarding the collision is asked to call police at 204-986-6271.