{"id":915630,"date":"2026-09-30T18:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915630\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T18:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:42:16","slug":"man-struck-by-pickup-truck-and-killed-in-mississauga-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915630\/","title":{"rendered":"Man struck by pickup truck and killed in Mississauga hit-and-run"},"content":{"rendered":"

A pedestrian was fatally struck in a hit-and-run Tuesday night at Dundas Street West and Winston Churchill Boulevard in Mississauga’s west end. (Photo: INSAUGA Canada)<\/p>\n

Police are searching for a pickup truck and its driver in connection with a hit-and-run Tuesday night in which a man in his 60s was struck and killed in the west end of Mississauga.<\/p>\n

Peel Regional Police told INSAUGA Canada a vehicle described as a dark-coloured pickup struck the pedestrian at Winston Churchill Boulevard and Dundas Street West at around 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

The man, who was walking northbound in the crosswalk on the west side of the busy intersection, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.<\/p>\n

First responders reportedly performed life-saving efforts, but the man succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n

Police said the pickup truck was travelling southbound on Winston Churchill Boulevard and turned right onto Dundas Street West when it struck the pedestrian in the crosswalk.<\/p>\n

A Peel Regional Police spokesperson told INSAUGA Canada the person struck was a man in his 60s.<\/p>\n

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Police are appealing for any witnesses who were in the area at the time of the incident or who may have captured dashcam footage to contact investigators.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re also urging the driver of the pickup truck to seek legal counsel and turn themselves in to police.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information can contact Peel Regional Police at 905-453-3311 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers can also be reached online by visiting www.peelcrimestoppers.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Police closed all eastbound and westbound lanes<\/a> on Dundas Street West near the accident scene on Tuesday evening while they investigated. The area remained closed to traffic throughout the night and reopened early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

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Photo shows scene of the hit-and-run on Tuesday evening. (Photo: INSAUGA Canada)<\/p>\n


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