Elderly pedestrian dies of critical injuries after being hit by car near shopping centre intersection in Perth's south
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a station wagon on Wednesday night. The 78-year-old man was hit near the Livingston Marketplace shopping centre in Canning Vale, about 30 minutes south of Perth CBD, about 6.20pm. The grey Honda CRV station wagon was in a southbound lanes of Nicholson Rd, just before the intersection of Ranford Rd, Western Australia Police said. The elderly pedestrian suffered critical injuries. He was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital where he later died. The 39-year-old driver was not injured. He is assisting police with an ongoing investigation. Police have now appealed to the public, urging anyone who witnessed the crash, or who might have dashcam footage, to contact Crime Stoppers.
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