Girl in hospital after being hit by Mississauga bus: police

An 11-year-old girl is in hospitalafter she was struck by a transitbus in Mississauga on Thursday afternoon, police say.

Peel Regional Police received a call at 2:30 p.m. that a girl had been struck by a MiWay transit bus in front of Lisgar Middle School, Const. Tyler Bell said outside the school on Thursday.

The girl was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition, Bell said. He saidher condition is now stable and she has been transferred to Toronto'sHospital for Sick Children.

Bell said it's too early in the investigation to provide much detailon what happened, but did say the bus was travelling southbound on Lisgar Drive around the time school was letting out when the girl crossed in front of it. Bell said police believe there was heavy traffic in the area at the time.

"There is no information to support the ideathat the driving behaviour of the transit bus operator was outside of normal," Bell added.

The driver and the bus remained on scene, he said.

Lisgar Drive, in front of the middle school, is closed between Beacham and Dillingwood drives, Bell said.

A spokesperson for the City of Mississauga, which manages MiWay, said in an email that the transit agency is co-operating with thePeel Regional Police investigation of the incident.

"Our thoughts are with the pedestrian and their family during this difficult time," spokesperson Irene McCutcheon said in the email.

WATCH | CBC's Naama Weingarten talks to Peel police about the incident:

11-year-old girl critically injured after being struck by Mississauga bus

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An 11-year-old girl is critically injured after police say she was struck by a city bus in Mississauga, Ont., Thursday afternoon. CBCs Naama Weingarten has more on the developing story.