A 23-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries when they were struck by a vehicle near Billings Bridge. Police and paramedics responded to a call for a collision involving a pedestrian on Riverside Drive at Bronson Avenue at approximately 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. Ottawa paramedics spokesperson Marc-Antoine Deschamps says a woman was struck by a vehicle. Deschamps says paramedics treated the woman for life-threatening injuries at the scene, and she was transported to the hospital in critical condition. A second pedestrian was not hurt. Deschamps says the driver of the vehicle, an adult male, was assessed at the scene and released from care. The Ottawa Police Service told CTV News Ottawa the pedestrian was struck on Riverside Drive west of Bronson Avenue. A vehicle was parked on Riverside Drive by the RA Centre on Tuesday morning. Police are looking to speak with anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who has dash camera footage of the collision. You can contact the Ottawa Police Service’s Fatal Collision Investigation Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 2345. The northbound lanes of Riverside Drive were closed between Heron Road and Data Centre Road for the investigation. The road reopened around 10:30 a.m. Last week, two pedestrians were killed in collisions on Ottawa’s roads. A 78-year-old woman died from her injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Friel Street Thursday morning. Last Wednesday, a 60-year-old man was struck by a vehicle and killed in Barrhaven.
