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Woman suffered ‘critical injuries’ in alleged hit-and-run in Niagara

Police say a driver was sent to hospital with serious injuries after an alleged hit-and-run in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Saturday night. Don Mitchell / Global News

A 35-year-old woman was rushed to a trauma centre after an alleged hit-and-run in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Saturday night.

Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) says it got a call around 11 p.m. reporting a collision at Concession 7 Road and Line 6.

Upon arrival, Niagara paramedics discovered a woman with “critical injuries.”

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Witnesses told officers on scene a dark pick-up truck, possibly a Dodge Dakota with tinted windows and a missing a side mirror, was involved, investigators say.

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It was last seen driving south on Concession 7 Road, police say.

The female was transported to NHS-Niagara Falls and later transferred to an out-of-region trauma centre.

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Anyone with information on the collision is asked to call the Niagara Regional Police Traffic Reconstruction Unit at 905-688-4111 extension 5600.

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