Toronto pedestrian hit by pickup truck in hospital with life-threatening injuries

Police say a pedestrian was struck by a pickup truck in the area of Kingston and Manse Roads and rushed to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.

A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being hit by a pickup truck in Scarborough on Wednesday afternoon.

Toronto police say they received a call at 1:44 p.m. about the incident in the area of Kingston and Manse Roads, east of Morningside Avenue.

The pedestrian was rushed to a trauma centre with serious injuries, life-threatening injuries, Toronto paramedics say.

Meanwhile, the driver, police say, remained at the scene.

The circumstances of the collision are not immediately known.