TORONTO -- A 28-year-old woman was rushed to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Mississauga Tuesday afternoon.

The woman was struck while walking through the crosswalk at Queen and Thomas streets at around 3:40 p.m., Peel police said.

Peel Regional Paramedic Services said the woman was transported to a trauma centre with serious, possibly life threating injuries.

Roads were closed in the area as police investigated, but have since reopened.