Woman in her 80s dies after Fiat 500 ploughed into pedestrians on high street in Worcestershire leaving 5 others injured
A WOMAN in her 80s has died after a Fiat 500 ploughed into a group of pedestrians on a high street.
The victim was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after a driver struck six people in Malvern, Worcestershire, shortly after 12pm on Tuesday.
But she died of her injuries today, police have confirmed.
Two other pedestrians remain in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the car remained at the scene and is helping police with enquiries into the cause of the crash.
No arrests have been made in connection with the incident.
Sergeant Liam Bennet, who is leading the investigation, said: “This is a tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family of the lady who has died.
“We’re working hard to understand what happened and how the car came to mount the pavement and strike the pedestrians.
“While our investigation continues I would ask people to avoid speculating about what happened.”
Anyone who saw the collision or may have dash-cam footage of it is asked to contact Sgt Liam Bennett quoting incident number 189i of 8 August.