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A woman was struck by a car in downtown Richmond on Thursday afternoon and suffered serious injuries.

At around 1 p.m., a black Chevy Cruze hit the woman as she was as crossing East Broad Street where it intersects with N. 8th Street, according to Richmond police spokeswoman Koury Wilson.

The car was heading south along N. 8th Street and attempting a turn left on to East Broad when it struck the woman. She had been heading north on N. 8th Street.

"He didn't see her," Wilson said.

The woman was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Charges are pending and police are in the early stages of an investigation, Wilson said.

The section of Broad Street where the incident happened was closed temporarily to eastbound traffic. One lane westbound was also closed.

A nearby worker in the area said he avoids the crosswalk where the accident happened.

"It's really bad," Chad Underwood said. "They don't often yield to pedestrians."