A 41-year-old Cape Breton man is facing charges after a woman was struck by a vehicle this week in Portage, N.S. 

According to a news release, RCMP responded to a call of a vehicle-pedestrian collision around 7:45 a.m. on May 6.

Police found a 30-year-old woman lying in a ditch with life-threatening injuries. She was transported to hospital.

The woman had been hit by a vehicle that police identified as a grey Dodge 3500 truck. The vehicle failed to remain at the scene.

The driver turned himself in …