Arrest made after woman, 40, killed in hit-and-run, Toronto police say

Toronto police say they have arrested a suspect after a womanwaskilled in what they say was a hit-and-run in the city's east-end Thursday afternoon.

Police say they received calls for a pedestrian strucknear the intersection of Kingston Rd. and Warden Ave at around 3:30 p.m.

Emergency crews arrived on scene where paramedics pronounced a woman in her 40s dead.

Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook says officers arrested a suspect they believe to have been fleeing the scene.

The intersection is closed for the investigation.