A young woman has suffered life-threatening injuries and remains in a critical condition after she was struck by a lorry earlier this morning.

She was walking on the B1381 Chain Causeway in Sutton near Ely on March 31 before she was hit at around 10am by the HGV.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Police said: “The woman, who is in her late 20s, was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she remains in a critical condition.

“She was struck by a lorry on Chain Causeway, Sutton, just after 10am.”

Anyone who witnessed the collision is urged to contact the road policing unit by either calling 101 or reporting online at www.cambs.police.uk/report and quoting incident 101 of March 31.