Peel Regional Police Cst. Samantha Nulle said the pedestrian was hit by the van at 9:20 a.m. as he was crossing the street at the intersection of Rathburn Rd. W. and Deer Run, just east of Creditview Rd.
He was rushed to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, where he's being treated for life-threatening injuries.
According to police, the man was using the pedestrian right-of-way when he was struck by a van that was turning left onto Deer Run. The intersection is controlled by a traffic signal.
Peel police Major Collision Bureau investigators remain on the scene this afternoon.
It's the latest in a number of incidents in which pedestrians have been struck this year in Mississauga. Two pedestrians have been killed.
On July 7 in Streetsville, a 77-year-old man riding his bicycle died after he was struck by a garbage truck.
On Jan. 28, an 86-year-old woman was crossing Aquitaine Ave. after leaving Meadowvale Town Centre when she was struck and killed by a Mississauga Transit bus.
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