A woman on a motorized scooter struck and killed by a driver in a hit-and-run collision in Mississauga has been identified as 45-year-old Penny Cousard.

The deadly incident happened near the corner of Dixie and Lakeshore roads at about 6:40 a.m. Friday, said Const. Heather Cannon.

Investigators believe she was headed north, in a bike lane on southbound Dixie Road, when she was hit, Cannon said.

The driver then left the area.

Paramedics arrived and pronounced the woman dead at the scene.

Investigators are now searching for a 2014 black Honda Civic with the license plate CKCX123. Police say the vehicle will have "extensive front-end damage."

Peel's major collisions bureau has been called in to investigate. Anyone with potentially valuable information or dashcam video is asked to contact police.

Peel Region traffic data shows the 6 to 9 a.m. window is the peak travel time on the area's roads.

The City of Mississauga and wider Peel Region, like Toronto, have both adopted Vision Zero plan to eliminate traffic deaths. However, as of 2018, Peel Region's goal only aimed to curb fatal collisions by 10 per cent by 2022.

From 2012 to 2018, Peel Regional Police said 34 per cent of all traffic fatalities involved pedestrians.

Another pedestrian struck in Toronto

About two hours before the fatal collision in Mississauga, a man believed to be in his 30s was hit by the driver of a fuel truck at the intersection of Sheppard Avenue W. and Allen Road.

He was taken to a trauma centre for treatment of serious but not life-threatening injuries, said Toronto police Sgt. Murray Campbell.

Campbell said it may have been a "case of misadventure" on the pedestrian's part, but did not elaborate further on what he meant.

The driver of the truck remained at the scene.

Anyone with information or dashcam video that may be helpful to police is asked to contact investigators.