WINNIPEG — Two people were hit by a truck early Friday after running out on a dinner bill, police say.

Officers were originally called to an east-end restaurant around 12:15 a.m. because a man and woman were refusing to pay their bill.

The couple, believed to intoxicated, ran away. A truck hit them as they tried to cross Regent Ave.’s westbound lanes.

The 41-year-old woman was rushed to hospital in critical condition. She’s since been upgraded to guarded condition.

The 38-year-old man received non-life-threatening injuries and is in stable condition.