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Woman rushed to hospital after getting hit by vehicle in northwest Calgary

A woman walking her dog was rushed to hospital after she was hit in a northwest Calgary crosswalk. Mia Sosiak / Global News

A woman in her mid to late 40s was rushed to hospital Tuesday morning after she was struck by a vehicle in the northwest Calgary community of Hawkwood.

Investigators said the woman was walking her dog in a crosswalk on Hawkstone Drive when she was hit by a vehicle driving south on Hawkstone Gate N.W.

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Police said the woman was thrown into the middle of the intersection. Her dog was also seriously injured.

Though the woman was initially in life-threatening condition, suffering from serious head injuries, officers had updated her condition to non life-threatening as of 10:30 a.m.

The driver of the vehicle involved in the collision, along with others in the area, stopped to help the victim.

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