A dump truck driver has been arrested following a hit and run collision that left a pedestrian in serious condition Thursday morning, Toronto police say.

The driver struck a female pedestrian at the intersection of Bloor St. W. and South Kingsway, in the west-end Old Mill neighbourhood around 8:00 a.m.

The driver, who was operating a dump truck at the time, struck the woman and then continued driving, dragging the pedestrian, police said.

He then fled on foot into a nearby ravine, where he was located by police and arrested, Toronto Police spokesperson Gary Long told the Star Thursday morning.

Police say emergency services responded to the scene and found the victim in serious condition with lower body injuries. She has been taken to hospital for treatment of serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

Police originally identified the victim as a cyclist, before clarifying.

Toronto is on pace for one of its deadliest years for pedestrian and cyclists deaths. As of May 16 this year, 18 people had been killed in Toronto, according to data compiled by Toronto Police and the Star. That pace exceeds the number killed by that date in both 2013 and 2016, the two worst years in the data, which goes back to 2007.