B.C. police watchdog investigates after elderly woman struck by police car in Chilliwack, B.C.

B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating after a police car struck and seriously injured an elderly woman in Chilliwack on Friday.

The woman was crossing Tyson Road near Cumberland Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. on Friday when the police car hit her, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. said in a statement.

The IIOcould not confirm the car's speedor whether the woman was ina marked crosswalk.

"Those details will be the subject of our investigation," saidRon MacDonald, the IIO'schiefcivilian director.

The woman was taken to hospital, where she remains in serious condition, MacDonald said.

MacDonaldsaid investigators assessed the scene Friday night and are hoping tospeak to witnesses on Saturday.

TheIIOinvestigates all incidents involving police officers that result in serious injury or death.