Breaking News: FAA lifts ground stop order that suspended thousands of flights

Pedestrian struck in the Yonge and Sheppard area

Posted October 8, 2010 8:36 am.

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TORONTO, Ont. – A 42-year-old woman is fighting for her life in hospital after a she was hit by vehicle in the north-end of the city, Thursday.

It happened around 9 p.m. on Doris Avenue, which is in the Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue area.

The woman was struck by the vehicle and dragged while crossing Doris Avenue.

Police are looking into reports the victim was using the marked pedestrian crosswalk at the time of the crash.

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