Pedestrian critically injured in Markham hit-and-run

CP24’s Sijia Liu says a pedestrian was crossing a road in the Dennison Street and Featherstone Avenue area when she was hit by a blue sedan.

A pedestrian has been critically injured in a hit-and-run in Markham, York Regional Police say.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Denison Street and Featherstone Avenue, east of McCowan Road, at 3:41 p.m. for a collision.

Police say the pedestrian was crossing the intersection when she was struck by a vehicle.

The driver fled the scene, leaving the pedestrian with life-threatening injuries, police say. She has been taken to a trauma centre.

The vehicle is believed to be a dark blue sedan with silver trim around its windows. Its last known direction is unknown.

The intersection was closed for several hours but has reopened.