Pedestrian Struck by Taxi in St. John’s Thursday Night

One pedestrian was taken to hospital on Thursday night after being struck by a taxi cab in St. John’s.

Firefighters were called to the intersection of Merrymeeting Road and Mayor Avenue for reports of a vehicle vs pedestrian collision just after 7:10 p.m.

Crews arrived to find a woman on the ground injured. Firefighters attended to the injured person and protected the person with a tarp from heavy rain that was falling.

Paramedics arrived and treated the person where they were treated further for their injuries. The person was then placed on a nearby stretcher and taken to hospital with undetermined injuries.

Officers with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s collision reconstructionists also attended the scene.

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