A 23-year-old woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a car in Wolfville, N.S.

The RCMP say the woman was in a marked crosswalk on Main Street at University Avenue when she was struck around 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The woman was taken to the Valley Regional Hospital and later airlifted to the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax.

Police say her injuries are life-threatening.

The road was closed for several hours as police investigated the collision.

The incident is under investigation. There is no word on possible charges at this time.