An elderly woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a collision in Ottawa’s south end Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
Police were called to the scene of a collision between a pedestrian and an SUV at the intersection of Bank and Lamira streets, just south of Billings Bridge, around 1:10 p.m.
The pedestrian, a woman in her 80s, suffered injuries to her lower extremities and was listed in “very serious” condition, according to a spokesperson with the Ottawa Paramedic Service.
The driver of the vehicle, a woman in her 50s, was also taken to hospital but did not show signs of physical injury, the spokesperson added.
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Lanes are restricted on Bank Street southbound between Belanger and Rockingham avenues.
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Police remain on scene as part of their investigation into the collision.
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