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A man died after being hit by a vehicle in Brampton

A male pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle in Brampton on Thursday night.

Emergency crews were called into a collision around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bovaird Drive East and Kennedy Road North.

Police said the pedestrian was transported to the hospital in danger of death. He later died of his wounds.

The driver of the car remained on the scene, police said.

Kennedy Road is closed between Wexford and Rutherford roads. Police also blocked Bovaird Drive from Richvale to Conestoga.