A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a pickup truck in a hit and run in Mississauga on Tuesday evening, police say.
The collision happened in the intersection of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Dundas Street W., according to Peel Regional Police. Officers responded shortly after 6 p.m.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving efforts by emergency personnel, Const. Moulika Sharma, spokesperson for Peel police, told reporters on Tuesday night.
Sharma said preliminary information suggests that the pedestrian was northbound on Winston Churchill Boulevard on the west side of the crosswalk when hit by a dark-coloured pickup truck headed south and turning west on Dundas Street W.
There’s no word on the age or sex of the pedestrian.
Sharma said officers were gathering surveillance camera footage from the area Tuesday night and trying to determine which part of the truck was damaged in the collision.
“We are still at the very early stages of this investigation and we encourage the driver to seek legal counsel and turn themselves in to the police,” Sharma said.
All eastbound and westbound lanes of Dundas Street West have been closed between Hampshire Gate and Woodchester Drive as police investigate.
Police are urging motorists to avoid the area.