Elderly woman in serious condition after being hit by car in Aberdeen

An elderly woman is in a serious condition after being hit by a car in Aberdeen.

The incident happened at around 9.40am on Thursday when a Jaguar XF struck an 88-year-old woman at the junction between Canal Street and Kings Crescent at Mounthooly.

The woman was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where she remains in a serious condition.

The male driver of the vehicle and the female passenger did not require any medical treatment.

Police are now asking anyone who witnessed the incident to get in touch as it could help with enquiries.

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 6 February.”

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