An elderly woman has been struck by a vehicle at the intersection of 23rd Street S. and S. Fern Street.
The incident was reported just after 5 p.m.
Police arriving on scene said the woman was conscious, alert and talking to emergency responders, but was bleeding from the head. She is being transported to a local hospital via ambulance.
A traffic camera showed the woman lying in the street near the curb in front of Tortoise & Hare restaurant.
Westbound S. Fern Street is currently closed to traffic at S. Eads Street.
Update at 8:15 p.m. — The woman’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. S. Fern Street reopened to traffic shortly after 6 p.m.