Elderly woman killed by reversing car

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A person is dead after being hit by a car on Windsor Rd, Bellevue, Tauranga this morning.

An elderly woman was knocked over by a car reversing out of a driveway about 11am.

Emergency services are at the scene.

A small section of Windsor Rd is closed between Otumoetai College and Canberra Place. Diversions are in place.

Neighbours heard sirens at 11am. One ambulance has arrived and remains on the scene, still parked on the road.

Police are talking to witnesses.

Ian Campion, head of road policing in the Western Bay of Plenty, has just arrived on scene.