A woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a car at Capitol Avenue and Main Street in Bridgeport Thursday morning, a city official says.

A woman who was hit by a vehicle in Bridgeport on Thursday morning has serious injuries, according to police. They said they started receiving reports around 9 a.m. that a person had been struck at Capitol Avenue and Main Street and was trapped,

Police said the 72-year-old woman was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital where she was listed in critical condition.

A woman was transported to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a car this morning. Police responded to the scene at Capitol Avenue and Main Street around 9 a.m. for a report of an entrapment involving a pedestrian and vehicle.