OttawaA woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday evening after she was hit by a vehicle while cycling in Stittsville, paramedics say.Paramedics were called to a residential area just before 5 p.m.CBC News · Posted: Jul 22, 2025 8:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 23Ottawa paramedics say a woman cyclist is in critical condition after she was hit by a vehicle in Stittsvile on Tuesday afternoon. (Jean-Sébastien Marier/CBC)A woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday evening after she was hit by a vehicle while cycling in Stittsville, paramedics say.Paramedics said they were called to south end of Sweetnam Drive just before 5 p.m. Spokesperson Marc-Antoine Deschamps said the woman sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition.Paramedics did not confirm the woman’s age or the make of the vehicle that hit her.Ottawa police closed Sweetnam Drive and advised people to avoid the area.