A pensioner was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in a shopping centre car park.
The 81-year-old was at Westhill Shopping Centre in Westhill at around 11.30am today when he collided with a black Audi A3. The car was being driven by a 37-year-old man who was uninjured.
The pensioner was crossing the road at the time of the incident.
As a result of the collision the man was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he is currently being treated for life-threatening injuries.
Sergeant Rob Warnock, from the Road Policing Unit, said: “Inquiries into the circumstances of the incident are at an early stage and I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident or saw the black Audi A3 or the male pedestrian immediately prior to the incident to contact Police Scotland on 101.”
Pensioner, 81, fighting for life after being struck by car at north-east shopping centre
