A woman pedestrian was knocked unconscious this morning when she was in collision with a van while on a crosswalk.

Police said the incident occurred shortly after 9am near the entrance to the Grotto Bay Hotel, on Blue Hole Hill in Hamilton Parish.

A spokesman said the victim sustained a laceration to the back of her head and regained consciousness while being attended to by police and EMTs.

She was subsequently transported by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for further treatment to her injuries, which are considered serious.

Traffic was restricted to one lane while the collision scene was forensically processed.

An investigation into this matter has begun and anyone with information is asked to e-mail Constable Cecilia Wales at cwales@bps.bm.