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Elderly Woman Struck By OPP Cruiser

The province’s police oversight agency is investigating after an 82-year-old woman was struck by a police vehicle in Corunna.

The Special Investigations Unit said on Wednesday at around noon, an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police was turning south onto St. Clair Parkway from St. Clair Boulevard when the police vehicle collided with the elderly woman.

The woman was rushed to hospital to be treated for a serious injury.

The SIU has assigned two investigators and one forensic investigator to the case.

Anyone with information regarding this incident, including video or photos, is asked to contact the SIU at 1-800-787-8529.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates incidents involving police officers that have resulted in death, serious injury, allegations of sexual assault, or the discharge of a firearm at a person.