A 52-year-old woman has been sent to hospital after being struck by a car at a Dartmouth crosswalk, according to Halifax Regional Police.

Around 7:50 p.m., police say the woman was hit in a marked crosswalk when a 59-year-old female driver was preparing to turn northbound at Woodlawn Road and Mount Edward Road.

The pedestrian sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

The driver has been given a ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk.