Pedestrian seriously injured in Thunder Bay crash

An undated image of a Thunder Bay Police Service traffic unit vehicle. (Thunder Bay Police Service/Facebook)

The Thunder Bay Police Service is investigating a serious motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian that occurred on the city’s north end Thursday evening.

“Officers responded to the scene on Cumberland Street North just before 8:00 p.m. on Dec. 11,” stated a police news release.

Police closed a section of the roadway for several hours as they investigated the crash.

The pedestrian was transported from the scene by emergency medical services to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

“The pedestrian is in serious condition,” police said.

The crash scene was cleared and the affected section of the road was reopened to traffic at about 1 a.m. on Friday.

The police service’s traffic unit continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.

No further details about the cause or the involved vehicle have been released by police.