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Gemma Ryder

Pensioner seriously injured after being hit by van in Orkney

A pensioner has been left with 'serious injuries' after she was hit by a van in Orkney.

The 84-year-old pedestrian was taken to Balfour Hospital for treatment following the incident that happened around 4.30pm on Friday, November 25, on Junction Road in Kirkwall.

The male driver of the Volkswagen Transporter van involved in the collision was uninjured.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing, carried out by officers from the Highland & Islands Road Policing Unit.

Sergeant Neil Macdonald said: “We are working to establish the full circumstances which led to this collision and I would urge anyone who may have seen the incident or who has any information to get in touch.

“We would also be keen to speak to anyone who may have dashcam footage from around that time.


“Anyone who can help is asked to call 101, quoting reference 2372 of 25 November.”

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