ADAMS TWP — An elderly man was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when a car struck him in the Adams Shoppes plaza on Route 228, authorities said

The accident happened about 5 p.m. in the west end of the shopping center in front of the Andora Restaurant near the DQ Grill & Chill, according to the Adams Area Fire District.

The first 911 call reported the man was unconscious. Adams Township police and Quality EMS joined firefighters at the scene.

An ambulance crew tended to the man before taking him to the nearby Adams Ridge Community Center where a medical helicopter landed before flying him to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh.

The extent of his injuries and his condition this morning were not known.

Police said they are investigating but no other information about the accident was available this morning.

Employees at several businesses told the Butler Eagle they recalled seeing fire trucks in the parking lot but knew nothing else about the accident.