Woman dies after being hit by car in Weymouth
She'd been in hospital since being struck by a vehicle more than two weeks ago
A woman who was hit by a car in Weymouth has died.
The incident, which happened in Dorchester Road, was reported to police at 5.43pm on Wednesday 13 December.
It involved a blue Mitsubishi car – driven by a man aged in his 60s from Hertfordshire – and a female pedestrian.
The pedestrian – a local woman aged in her 70s – was taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries. She died in hospital on Friday 22 December.
Sergeant Leanne Howes, of the Serious Collision Investigation Team, said: “Our thoughts go out to the family of the woman who sadly died at what must be an extremely difficult time of them, particularly at this time of year.
“We owe it to them to carry out a detailed investigation and establish the full circumstances of this collision and I would like to renew our appeal for any witnesses who have not already spoken to police to please come forward.
“I am also still keen to hear from anyone who may have captured anything of relevance on dashcam footage.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55230195348.