Pedestrian struck, critically injured in Scarborough

A pedestrian was sent to hospital with serious injuries after getting hit by a TTC bus in Scarborough.

A pedestrian is fighting for their life in hospital following a collision with a TTC bus in Scarborough late Monday afternoon.

The crash happened near Ellesmere Road and Morningside Avenue.

Toronto police said they were called to that area just after 5:30 p.m. for reports of a collision involving a TTC bus and a pedestrian.

They said the pedestrian was taken to the hospital with a leg injury.

Toronto Paramedic Services told CTV News Toronto that they transported an adult male to a trauma centre with serious, non-life threatening, injuries.

Police later said that the man’s injuries are cosindered life-threatening.

Roads in the area were closed as police investigated, but have since reopened.