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Paramedics revived a woman in her 60s who suffered a cardiac arrest and serious injuries Thursday morning after she was struck by a taxi on the sidewalk on Elgin Street Thursday morning.

According to witnesses, a Blue Line taxi went onto the sidewalk between Cooper and Somerset streets shortly after 9 a.m.

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Paramedics believe the driver, in his 50s, suffered a medical emergency which they suspect was heart related.

The vehicle crashed into the parking lot of the TD Bank and Dollarama store.

Paramedics said the female victim was in critical condition.

The passenger in the taxi, a man in his 50s, sustained minor injuries.

Louise Lafrenière and Daniel Lamontagne were in their vehicle heading south on Elgin Street when they saw the northbound taxi speed through the traffic light at Somerset Street.

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“We were in our car at the red light and (the taxi) just ran through the red light. I think he had an ailment, I don’t know, because he was speeding,” Lafreniere said.