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Pedestrian seriously injured after car drives through parking lot fence in Saint John

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Pedestrian injured in Saint John car crash A Saint John, N.B., pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a vehicle allegedly struck them.

A car crash in uptown Saint John, N.B., Tuesday afternoon has sent one woman to hospital with serious injuries.

Emergency crews responded to the scene on Union Street around 2:30 p.m., after a single vehicle drove through a fence in a parking lot, before hitting a light standard and pedestrian.

The incident closed the roadway between Carmarthen and Wentworth streets for nearly two hours while crews worked to clean up the scene.

A 63-year old woman has been transported to hospital with serious injuries. No other injuries were reported.

There is currently no word on the status of the driver involved.

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