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

Paramedics said they were called to the area near Sweetnam Drive and Granite Ridge just before 5 p.m. Paramedics 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 from Harry Douglas Drive to Hazeldean Road, and advised people to avoid the area.

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