Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck early Wednesday morning

Police say a woman in her 20's suffered life threatening injuries after she was struck while walking on the side of a road in Delta early Wednesday morning.

The woman was walking eastbound with another pedestrian in the 10200 block of Hornby Drivein rural Delta, just after 6:30 am PT.

Two vehicles were travelling westbound, and police say there were a number of vehicles parked on the side of the road.

One of thewestbound vehicles pulled over to the shoulder while the other moved around itto pass,and, police say, that's when the woman was struck.

"The driver stayed on sceneand is co-operating fully with police," said Delta police spokerspesonCris Leykauf.

Leykauf said the speed limit is 80 km/hon that stretch of road, andthere is no indication that the driver was speeding or impaired.