Toronto

Female pedestrian injured in Scarborough crash

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A Toronto police cruiser is seen in this undated photo.

A woman was taken to the hospital after being struck during a collision in Scarborough on Wednesday evening.

The crash happened in the Leacock neighbourhood, near and Birchmount Road and Bay Mills Boulevard, just north of Sheppard Avenue East.

Toronto police say they were called to that area just before 7:30 p.m. for reports of a collision where a female pedestrian was hit by a vehicle.

Paramedics say they transported an adult female to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver remained on scene, police said.

This investigation is ongoing.

Southbound Birchmount Road is closed just north of Bay Mills Blvd.

Police are asking motorists to use alternate routes and are advising them to expect traffic delays in the area.