One person taken to hospital following a vehicle pedestrian collision in Paradise on Tuesday evening

Firefighters with the St. Johns Regional Fire Department received a call at around 5:20 p.m. for reports of a vehicle that had collided with a pedestrian in the Sobeys parking lot in Paradise.

The injured person was assessed on scene by firefighters and paramedics. They were then placed onto a stretcher and put aboard a nearby waiting ambulance, where they were taken to the hospital. The injuries appeared to be minor in nature. The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene of the incident.

No other information is available at this time.