A 10-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital with critical injuries after she was struck by a vehicle in Ajax this morning.

It happened near Seward Drive and Mariner Crescent at around 8:30 a.m.

Durham Regional Police say the girl sustained life-threatening injuries and has been transported to a Toronto-area hospital.

Police say the vehicle believed to be involved in the incident remained at the scene.

Investigators provided few other details about the collision but said that traffic services will attend the scene to investigate.