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Tragedy just days before Christmas when a pedestrian is struck and killed near a busy shopping area
- A woman in her 90s has died after being struck by a car in southwest Sydney
- The elderly pedestrian was struck outside Bankstown Central shopping center
- He could not be saved and died at the scene around 3:30 p.m. Friday.
- The male driver, in his 50s, was taken to the hospital for mandatory tests.
An elderly woman has died after being struck by a car while crossing the road in front of a busy shopping center in south-west Sydney.
Emergency services were called to Lopez Lane, Bankstown, on Friday around 3:30pm following reports that a pedestrian was struck by a car.
The pedestrian, believed to be in her 90s, was crossing the street when she was struck by a Toyota Prado.
A woman, believed to be in her 90s, has died after being struck by a Toyota Prado while crossing the road on Lopez Lane in the south-west Sydney suburb of Bankstown (pictured)
The driver, a man in his 50s, was uninjured and taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine tests.
The woman, who has not yet been identified, died at the scene.
The driver, a man in his 50s, was uninjured and was taken to Bankstown Hospital to undergo mandatory blood and urine tests.
A crime scene has been established while police investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident.
Local traffic diversions have been put in place and motorists are urged to avoid the area, which is close to Bankstown railway station and behind Bankstown Central shopping centre.
Police were seen talking to witnesses at the scene of the accident.
Police urge anyone with information, dashcam or CCTV video to contact Bankstown Police Station on (02) 9783 2199 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Police have established a crime scene and local traffic diversions have been put in place, with motorists being urged to avoid the area (pictured)