Man in life-threatening condition after hit-and-run in Oshawa

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A man is in life-threatening condition after a hit-and-run in north Oshawa on Thursday afternoon, Durham police say. 

Officers responded to the incident near Nonquon Road and Mary Street N. around 10:30 a.m., Const. Nick Gluckstein said in an email. 

A driver struck a pedestrian and fled the area, he said. 

Police said the victim was taken to a local area hospital.

Air ambulance service Air Ornge will transport the victim to Sunnybrook with critical injuries, spokesperson Joshua McNamara said in an email Thursday afternoon. 

Police have recovered the vehicle involved in the incident, but no suspects have been arrested, Gluckstein said. 

Nonquon Road is closed between Beatrice Street E. and Mary Street N. for the police investigation.