A pedestrian has died in hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Sydney’s south earlier this week.
About 5.15am on Wednesday (2 August 2023), emergency services responded to the intersection of the Princes Highway and Harrow Road, Kogarah, after reports of a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 70-year-old female pedestrian at the scene before she was taken to St George Hospital in a critical condition.
The driver of the Mazda 6 – a 45-year-old woman – was uninjured and taken to St George Hospital for mandatory testing.
Officers from St George Police Area Command established a crime scene that was examined by specialist police from the Crash Investigation Unit who have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Police have since been notified the woman died in hospital about 1am today (Saturday 5 August 2023).
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
As inquiries continue, police urge anyone who may have information about the crash – or has any available dashcam/mobile phone footage – to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
