Elderly woman dies after mobility scooter and car collided

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A woman has died in hospital after the mobility scooter she was driving and a vehicle collided in Levin last Thursday.

Police said emergency services attended the crash, about 4pm on March 26.

It appeared that Marie Hall, 83, from Levin, was waiting on a median strip on the road on a mobility scooter when the collision occurred, police said.

The male driver of the vehicle was not injured, but was left shaken, police said.

Ms Hall was taken to Palmerston North Hospital with serious injuries, but died yesterday surrounded by her family, police said.

Police and the serious crash unit were continuing to investigate, and police said inquiries were ongoing to try to determine the factors behind the crash.