Police investigate the site where a woman was struck by a car on Ponsonby on Saturday afternoon. Photo / Hayden Woodward
A woman is in a critical condition after she was struck by a car in Ponsonby on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the scene at Redmond St about 12.40pm, police said in a statement.
Police have established cordons at Pompallier Tce and Jervois Rd, near College Hill.
A person working nearby said the victim, a young woman, was taken away by ambulance shortly after 1pm.
Her small white car was visible inside the police cordon.
It is understood she had just visited a nearby fish and chip shop and was walking back to her car when she was struck. Police said she was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
The collision happened on the section of Redmond St between Sheehan St and Pompallier Tce.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area.
Organisers of the hīkoi mō te Tiriti promoted a switch from the general roll.