Peel police are investigating after a body was found on the sidewalk near Dundas Street East and Summerville Court, not far from Highway 427, Friday evening.

Police were called to the area at 7:50 p.m., according to a tweet from Peel Regional Police.

Const. Heather Cannon could not immediately offer any more details.

But police later tweeted that investigators are probing whether the person had been struck by a vehicle that did not remain at the scene.

"Investigators are looking to speak with any witnesses or persons with video surveillance of the area," police tweeted at 9:17 p.m.