Updated | Ghasri woman succumbs to injuries

The Ghasri resident was hit by a car driven by a 68-year-old man of Ghajnsielem

An elderly woman has been pronounced dead after being hit by a car in Rabat, Gozo.

The accident happened at around 8.45am on Triq ir-Repubblika, when the 80-year-old woman of Ghasri was hit by a car. The driver was a 68-year-old man of Ghajnsielem.

An ambulance was called on site, which rushed the victim to the Gozo General Hospital, where she later died.

A magisterial inquiry has been appointed.