<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A driver has been charged after allegedly running a red light and critically injuring a pedestrian crossing the road in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 52-year-old woman was crossing at a green light on Pearcedale Parade in Broadmeadows, in Melbourne's west, just before 9.30am when she was allegedly hit by a silver Toyota Camry.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The local woman was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she remains in a critical condition.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/one-nation-leader-pauline-hanson-brags-about-being-gifted-new-plane/b4f85257-73e3-4b60-b2d0-042b09f84b10" target="_blank"><strong><span>Pauline Hanson gifted $2.1 million new plane by Gina Rinehart</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The driver of the car, a 27-year-old Heidelberg Heights woman, stopped at the scene and was arrested.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, careless driving and disobeying a red traffic control signal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on May 6.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/broadmeadows-pedestrian-struck-life-threatening-injuries/995f60cf-056c-4ecd-80ba-cdd8c4438769" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police believe the Toyota has dashcam footage which could help them figure out how the collision unfolded.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The actual reason as to why the car may have gone through the red light is still to be determined, however we are not going to rule out anything," Acting Senior Sergeant Peter Romanis said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Whether it's inattention, distraction, we're going to keep an open mind to all the circumstances."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-charged-alleged-offensive-conduct-campbell-parade-footbridge-bondi-shooting/8d3c0c35-f823-4342-96d4-38cfb0c467d0" target="_blank"><strong><span>Second man charged after alleged offensive conduct on bridge where Bondi shooting occurred</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Early indications suggest the car did not brake before impact, Romanis said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's the second serious pedestrian collision in Victoria in as many days, after a 65-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a car at Alexandra, in regional Victoria, yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Driver attention is so important in all different circumstances, be it in the country or in highly, densely populated areas like this," Romanis said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's really concerning, despite all the messaging that the police have done over the Anzac Day weekend, that these incidents are still occurring that appear to be entirely preventable."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigators are appealing for anyone with additional dashcam or CCTV footage, which may capture the moments surrounding the incident, to come forward.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here 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