HRP release:

Halifax Regional Police is investigating a vehicle pedestrian collision that occurred last night in Dartmouth.

At approximately 9:45 p.m. officers responded to an injured person near Spring Avenue and Dorothea Drive. A vehicle struck a pedestrian who was walking in the centre of the roadway. The pedestrian, a 39-year-old man, was taken to hospital for what are believed to be life-threatening injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.