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Elderly woman seriously injured after being hit by taxi

A 77-year-old woman suffered serious head injuries after being struck by a taxi in downtown Ottawa on Saturday night.

It happened at the corner of Wellington and Metcalfe streets at about 10:20 p.m., paramedics say.

The woman was taken by paramedics to The Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus trauma unit, where she was listed in serious but stable condition.

Ottawa police are investigating.