Police are investigating after an elderly woman was struck and killed by a car on a quiet residential street in the north end.

EMS officials got the call for help just after 3:00pm. 

A woman, believed to be in her 70's, had been hit by a car while walking near Fairlawn Avenue and Elm Road (near Avenue Road & Lawrence Avenue).

Reports say she had been pinned under the vehicle before emergency crews freed her.

The woman had serious injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene.

Investigators questioned the driver of the vehicle, who remained close by after the crash.

Toronto Police have not released the name of the victim.

Crash investigators were on the scene late into the evening.