Pedestrian Dies After Collision In Market Harborough

An elderly woman who was hit by a car in a supermarket car park in Market Harborough has died.

The pedestrian, aged in her 70s, suffered serious injuries in the collision outside Lidl on Friday and sadly died in hospital on Saturday.

A man who was also struck by the blue Renault remains in hospital – Police say his injuries are not believed to be ‘life-threatening or life-changing’.

Police at the scene of the collision
Pic: HFM

Officers are continuing to appeal for witnesses after the collision happened just before midday on Friday in the car park of the store on Kettering Road.

Detective Constable Kasie Carter, from Leicestershire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Sadly the female pedestrian involved in the collision has died in hospital. Our investigation is continuing to establish the full circumstances of the incident and we continue to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time to make contact with us if you have not already done so.

“Were you in or near the supermarket car park on Friday morning? Did you witness the collision or did you see the vehicle mentioned or the pedestrians prior to the incident? Do you have any dashcam footage from the area which could help us with our enquiries?”

Anyone with any information should contact police quoting incident 256 of 18 March. You can report online at www.leics.police.uk or call 101.