A woman in her 20s has died after being struck by a driver in a vehicle in Mississauga, according to Peel police.
Officers responded to a collision around 11: 20 p.m. Saturday near Queensway and Hurontario street, said Sgt. Taylor Halfyard with Peel police in a news conference Sunday.
The woman was taken to a local trauma centre, but later died of her injuries, he said.
Halfyard said the woman was jaywalking across the road in the northbound direction and fell after stepping off the mid-block median into westbound traffic. A vehicle ran her over at that time, he said.
The driver and his vehicle initially left the scene, but returned about eight minutes later and was arrested for failure to remain at a collision resulting in bodily harm. That charge was later upgraded to failure to remain resulting in death after the woman died, said Halfyard.
The driver has been released unconditionally for now, while police investigate the incident to determine if it was an accident or if there was “criminal intent” in the collision.
Halfyard encouraged any witnesses in the area or people with dashcam footage to contact investigators.