DARTMOUTH — Two pedestrians, both young women, were injured tonight when they were hit by a car while they were walking near the intersection of Old Westport Road and Cross Road, about 6:19 p.m., police said in a news release.

Both women are students at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, UMD spokesman John Hoey confirmed tonight. He had no additional comment.

The area where the accident occurred is a short distance from the entrance to the campus.

Police said the two women were struck by a 2013 Audi A4, operated by a 53-year-old Westport man.

One of the women, age 19, was taken by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital, while the second woman, 21, was transported to St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.

The names of the victims and the driver were not released. The Dartmouth Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit is assisting with the investigation.

Police said no further information regarding the extent of the victims' injuries was available for release at this time.

Traffic was temporarily detoured from the area after the crash, police said.