Elderly woman dies following Co Down road crash
The woman, aged in her 80s, has died as a result of her injuries following the incident last Thursday.
An elderly woman has died following a road collision in Co Down.
Police said the woman, aged in her 80s, died from her injuries following the incident in Newtownards last Thursday.
“Police received a report at around 5.30pm on Thursday evening of a collision involving a female pedestrian and a white Mercedes C200 car in the Circular Road area,” a police spokesperson said.
“Officers attended, along with colleagues from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and the female pedestrian was taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries.
“She has sadly, however, now passed away as a result of those injuries.”
Police have issued an appeal for information and anyone who witnessed the collision to speak to contact officers using the PSNI’s witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals, quoting reference 1266 of 05/11/26, or by calling 101.