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Police say a woman has died after being hit by a car in Mississauga, west of Toronto.

The collision took place around 7 a.m. on Lakeshore Road between Shaw Drive and Cayuga Avenue.

Police say the woman, whose name has not been released, died at the scene.

Investigators initially said she was pinned underneath a garbage truck but later clarified that the truck driver was a witness to the crash.

Part of Lakeshore Road has been closed off to traffic as police investigate. (680News, The Canadian Press)

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