Peel Region police have arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Mississauga on Friday.

Kenneth Buffan of Mississauga was arrested and charged with failure to remain causing death and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. Police recovered the vehicle sought in the incident.

Police say that 45-year-old Penny Cousard of Mississauga was operating an electric mobility wheelchair near the intersection of Dixie Road and Lakeshore Road around 6:40 a.m. when she was struck by a vehicle.

The driver was travelling southbound on Dixie Road when the victim, who was travelling north in the southbound bicycle lane, was struck. The driver fled the scene.

Margaryta Ignatenko is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @MargarytaIgnat1

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