A crossing guard was seriously injured when she was struck by a pick up truck in St. Catharines on the first day of school.
Emergency crews were called to the corner of Haig and Carlton streets at around 3:15 p.m.
They say the 79-year-old woman had been standing on the corner when she was hit by a grey 2020 Ford F150.
“The crossing guard was subsequently trapped under the Ford,” said Niagara Regional Police Service in a news release.
“Niagara Emergency Medical Services paramedics and St. Catharines Fire service personnel worked to free the crossing guard.”
She was taken to an out-of-region hospital with what are believed to be serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The Ministry of Labour has been notified.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1024233 reference incident 23-99854.
Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
