One person was seriously injured in a hit-and-run near Barrhaven early Saturday.
According to the Ottawa Police Service, officers responded to a single-vehicle collision on Fallowfield Road east of Woodroffe Avenue at around 4:30 a.m.
Police said the driver, who had been alone in the vehicle, was hit by another vehicle after exiting their own. The person in the second vehicle drove away westbound towards Woodroffe Avenue.
The first driver was sent to hospital with serious injuries, police said.
Fallowfield Road was closed for several hours on Saturday while police investigated the incident,
according to a post
on the Ottawa Police Operations social media account. It was re-opened at around 10:30 a.m.
Anyone with information about the hit-and-run was asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service at 613-236-1222 ext. 2666.
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