Pedestrian dead after hit-and-run in Mississauga, police say

A pedestrian died Tuesday evening after being struck by a pickup truck in a hitandrun collision in Mississauga, police said. Peel Regional Police said the crash happened at Winston Churchill Boulevard and Dundas Street West shortly after 6 p.m. Emergency crews provided lifesaving efforts, but the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the driver of the darkcoloured pickup truck fled after the collision. Investigators said the pedestrian was crossing or walking near the west side of the crosswalk when the truck, heading south and turning west, struck them. Police are reviewing surveillance video and trying to identify damage to the vehicle. Dundas Street West was closed in both directions between Hampshire Gate and Woodchester Drive while officers investigated.