A 16-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after she was struck by a vehicle in Sydney.

Cape Breton Regional Police responded to the collision at the intersection of Welton Street and Willow Street around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Police say the teen was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The 43-year-old male driver of the vehicle wasn’t injured.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation.