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Woman faces charges in fatal Burlington hit and run involving cyclist

A Halton Regional Police vehicle is shown in Oakville, Ont., Wednesday, Jan.18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan

A woman from North York, Ont. is facing a pair of charges in connection with a mid-May fatal hit and run in Burlington.

Halton Police say the collision happened around 2:30 p.m. Thursday on North Shore Boulevard near the QEW overpass.

An 81-year-old cyclist was rushed to Burlington Hospital with critical injuries. He later died in hospital, police said.

The vehicle, described as a silver, four-door vehicle, kept driving east on North Shore Boulevard and turning north on Maple Avenue.

The 41-year-old accused, identified by Halton police in a release, have charged her with failing to stop after an accident and of careless driving causing death.

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