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Cyclist critically injured by vehicle in Stittsville

A woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday evening after she was hit by a vehicle while cycling in Stittsville, paramedics say.

Paramedics were called to a residential area just before 5 p.m.

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Ottawa paramedics say a woman cyclist is in critical condition after she was hit by a vehicle in Stittsvile on Tuesday afternoon. (Jean-Sébastien Marier/CBC)

A woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday evening after she was hit by a vehicle while cycling in Stittsville, paramedics say.

Paramedics said they were called to south end of Sweetnam Drive just before 5 p.m. Spokesperson Marc-Antoine Deschamps said the woman sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition.

Paramedics did not confirm the woman's age or the make of the vehicle that hit her.

Ottawa police closed Sweetnam Drive and advised people to avoid the area.