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A 71-year-old woman has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a car in a Willowdale parking lot Wednesday morning.

According to police, the victim was struck in the Food Basics parking lot at Yonge Street and Cummer Avenue around 11 a.m.

Police said that an 85-year-old woman was leaving the parking lot in a Toyota Corolla when she lost control of the vehicle.

The vehicle then jumped a curb, pinning the victim between the car and a barricade.

Initial reports said that the victim's left leg was severed below the knee.

She also suffered serious injuries to her right leg and a possible broken hip.

A section of the parking lot has been closed off as police investigate the incident.



