Police are looking for a suspect and witnesses after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in Vaughan late last week by a man posing as a ride-share driver.

The incident happened Friday near Highway 27 and Nashville Road, north of Major Mackenzie Drive.

York Regional Police (YRP) said around 7 a.m. a woman was waiting for a bus in Brampton near Bramalea and Countryside roads, south of Mayfield Road, when a man approached her in a black sedan, introduced as a rideshare driver and offered him a ride.

She accepted and the man then drove her to the aforementioned area of ​​Vaughan where he allegedly sexually assaulted her.

The victim managed to escape. Two bystanders in a gray or white vehicle assisted her. The police want to talk to them.

The suspect, meanwhile, fled the area.

He is described as an Indian male, between 23 and 25 years of age, with black hair, black eyes, a slim build, six feet six inches tall and a full beard about two inches long. The suspect was driving a black sedan, police said.

Investigators are reminding the ride-sharing public to always check the vehicle, license plate and driver, and are urging anyone who may have been victimized in this way to contact them.

Peel Regional Police are also investigating a similar incident in Brampton, also on Friday.

Anyone with additional information about this or other related sexual assaults is asked to call YRP’s Special Victims Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7071 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.