A 46-year-old pedestrian is in hospital after what Winnipeg police are calling a serious motor vehicle crash in St. James near Deer Lodge Centre on Wednesday night.
Officers were called to Portage Avenue and Sharp Boulevard around 8:30 p.m., where they found the man, who was taken to hospital in unstable condition with serious injuries.
The incident led to the closure of a section of Portage overnight.
Police said the driver remained at the scene after the crash and won’t be charged. The traffic division continues to investigate.
Const. Claude Chancy told 680 CJOB the incident serves as a reminder for both drivers and pedestrians to be extra careful at this time of year.
“We’re at the time of year where it gets dark a lot sooner than it was in the summer for example,” he said.
“It’s snowing at the present time, those road conditions may deteriorate as we go on throughout the day, so we need to have a bit more space in between cars and we need to really watch out for what’s around us.”