PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – A 44-year-old Ontario woman is in hospital with serious injuries after she was hit by a car after stopping to help a turtle.
Ontario Provincial Police say the accident took place around 10 p.m. on Tuesday near Peterborough, Ont.
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They say the woman got out of her car to help the turtle when she was hit by a passing vehicle.
There was no word on exactly what type of assistance the turtle required.
The woman from Otonabee-South Monaghan Township was rushed to a Toronto hospital with what police describe as serious injuries.
The road where the accident took place was closed for more than five hours while police investigated.