Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle who fatally struck a woman on Highway 401 in Mississauga on New Year’s Day.
The incident happened at around 5:45 a.m. on the eastbound collector lanes near Dixie Road.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said a 32-year-old Scarborough woman fell off a moving vehicle and was struck by a light-coloured Toyota or Nissan vehicle.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a video posted on social media on Wednesday, police appealed for the driver of the vehicle to contact them.
“The driver and the vehicle that struck this person may not even know what they struck,” Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, of the OPP, said in the video.
“And we are appealing for that driver to come forward, or anyone with information, to assist us in this investigation to provide closure to the family of the woman who was killed.”
The vehicle may have damage to the front driver’s side, police said.
*Appeal for driver to contact police*
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) January 7, 2026
On Thursday, January 1st, at approx 5:45am, a female fell from a moving motor vehicle on the EB #Hwy401/Dixie Rd collectors.
She was struck and killed by another vehicle described as a light coloured Toyota or Nissan, it may have damage to… pic.twitter.com/XoQWEyCXJQ
