Toronto police have made an arrest after a man allegedly picked up a 21-year-old woman, claimed he was a ride share driver and then sexually assaulted her.

Police said they responded to a call by Caledonia Rd. and Lawrence Ave. W. shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday.

A woman reported that she ordered a ride share and was picked up by a man who said he was a ride share driver, police said.

The man then drove the woman to a secluded area where police alleged he sexually assaulted her, stole her cellphone and forced her out of the car.

Police said the man works for Uber and Lyft, and that both companies are cooperating with the investigation.

Suhail Siddiqi, 33, of Ajax, was charged Monday with sexual assault, robbery and overcoming resistance by choking.

Kayla Whaling, Uber media relations spokesperson, said the driver’s access to the app was revoked as soon as the company was contacted by police.

“What has been described is horrible and has no place anywhere . . . We are fully cooperating with law enforcement and will continue to support their investigation,” Whaling said in a statement.

Whaling said they do not believe the driver was using the app during the incident.

A Lyft spokeswoman said the incident, as described, is “frightening.”

“While this did not occur on the Lyft platform, as soon as we became aware of the incident, we permanently removed the driver’s access to Lyft,” she said.

Lyft said it conducts background checks provided by a third-party company which include a criminal record check of the RCMP databases.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact police at 416-808-7474, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

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Raneem Alozzi is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @r_alozzi

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