Police have made an arrest in a hit-and-run collision in Mississauga that left a 75-year-old woman dead.

Rafaela Piedrasanta was crossing the street at the corner of Elia Ave. and Sorrento Dr. on Wednesday evening when she was struck by a white pickup truck.

She was taken to hospital, but died of her injuries.

Peel regional police say they recovered the vehicle involved in collision on Thursday and arrested a 37-year-old man later that night.

Seyenthan Sivakumaran of Mississauga faces a charge of failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing death.

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