Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Ajax
Posted February 25, 2020 8:56 am.
Last Updated February 26, 2020 9:24 am.
A 56-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was struck by a vehicle in Ajax on Tuesday morning.
Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Church Street South and Beyly Street West around 6:30 a.m.
Police said the man was trying to cross the roadway when he was struck by a car-carrier turning southbound onto Church Street.
The impact of the collision threw the man into the roadway, where police say he sustained a serious head injury.
He was air-lifted to a Toronto hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said his injuries are now considered serious but he remains in critical condition.
The driver of the car-carrier remained at the scene.
There has been no word on charges.
Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact investigators.
