A six-year-old girl has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in the Allen Road and Lawrence Avenue area late Tuesday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to a parking lot at Replin Road and Flemington Road around 4:45 p.m., Toronto police Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook told CBC Toronto.

The parking lot was adjacent to a school that also houses a daycare.

The girl was walking through the parking lot with her mother, according to Sgt. Neil Munroe, when she became distracted by a drain cover. She had left her mother's side to inspect the cover, and she was struck, he told reporters at the scene.

The child was breathing but unconscious and unresponsive when she was taken to hospital, he said.

The driver remained on scene, Munroe added.

Asked about whether charges are pending, Munroe said that will depend on what police learn during their investigation.

"What happened here today, it just goes to show that you can never be too careful," he said.