Elderly woman in serious condition after being struck by car near roundabout

The 88-year-old was transported to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where medical staff described her injuries as serious.

An elderly woman is in a serious condition in hospital after she was struck by a car near a roundabout in Aberdeen.

Emergency services were called to Mounthooly roundabout between its junctions with Canal Street and Kings Crescent, at around 9.40am following reports of a woman being struck by a Jaguar XF.

The 88-year-old was transported to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where medical staff described her injuries as serious.

The male driver of the Jaguar and his female passenger did not require medical treatment.

Sergeant Lesley Morrison from the Road Policing Unit at Elgin said: “Our enquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances of this crash. I would urge any witnesses or anyone with information to contact us.

“Any drivers with dash-cam who were on this road around the time of the crash are asked to review their footage and please contact us if it holds anything relevant.

“Anyone with information should contact 101 quoting incident number 0820 of February 6.”

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