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Toronto police say a woman is in life-threatening condition after she was struck by a truck in North York.

Officers said they were called to the area of Lawrence Avenue and Benton Road around 4 p.m., after receiving reports that a pedestrian had been struck.

Upon arrival, they found a woman with serious injuries after she was hit by a black pickup truck.

Paramedics said they transported a woman in her 50s to a local trauma centre.

Police later tweeted her condition had been upgraded to life-threatening.

The driver remained on the scene.

Update: female taken to hospital with serious injuries, 1 W/B lane is open at this point. ^gl — Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) July 14, 2018

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