An 83-year-old woman has died after being struck by a vehicle at a Markham intersection on Saturday evening.

York Regional Police and paramedics were called to the area of Markham Road and 16th Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m.

The elderly woman was transported to hospital but later succumbed to her injuries. Police say the driver involved in the collision stayed at the scene.

The circumstances leading up to the fatal incident have not been released.