A woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Gardena Sunday night, though police say the driver later surrendered.

The woman, whose identity has not been released, was hit a few minutes before 10:30 p.m. in the 14800 block of Western Avenue, the Gardena Police Department said in a news release.

She was declared dead at the scene.

The driver fled the scene after the collision "but later surrendered to Gardena Police and was subsequently arrested," police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. V. Gomez at 310-217-6122 or Investigator J. Zamudio at 310-217-6189.

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