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Pedestrian critically hurt after being hit, dragged 3 blocks

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52-year-old man struck near Baseline and Merivale roads, paramedics say

Ottawa paramedics transported a 52-year-old man to hospital with critical life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle and dragged for three blocks. (Jean-Sébastien Marier/CBC)

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle and dragged for three blocks, Ottawa paramedics say.

The 52-year-old man was hit near the intersection of Baseline and Merivale roads early Sunday evening, Ottawa Paramedic Service said in a media release.

According to police, the man was hit by a vehicle and thrown in the air. He was then hit by a second vehicle and dragged along the road.

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When paramedics arrived on scene, they found the man three city blocks away from the initial site of the crash.

The man was suffering from "multi-system trauma," the paramedic service said.

Paramedics treated the man for his critical injuries and warmed him up before transferring him to the Ottawa Hospital's trauma centre.

A spokesperson for the paramedic service did not know the type of vehicle that struck the man.

Ottawa police are investigating the crash.