A 77-year-old man is dead after being struck by an SUV while attempting to cross a highway in Richmond Hill Saturday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police say it happened on the southbound lanes of Highway 404 near Highway 7 just before 9 a.m.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, while a driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, police say.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are not immediately known.
Police closed the highway for several hours for the investigation.