Woman, 80, dies four days after being struck by car

The elderly pedestrian was knocked down while crossing the road.

Woman, 80, dies four days after being struck by car STV News

An 80-year-old woman has died four days after she was hit by a car in Renfrewshire.

The elderly pedestrian and a 73-year-old woman were crossing the road in Walkinshaw Street at its junction with High Street in Johnstone when they were struck by the vehicle at about 11.45am on Thursday.

Police said they were both taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

The 80-year-old woman died on Monday. The male driver and female passenger in the car, a blue Nissan Note, were not injured.

Police said inquiries are continuing and asked anyone with information to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 1140 of Thursday, October 29, 2020.

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