Woman, 81, trapped by car remains in Geraldton Regional Hospital in stable condition

An 81-year-old woman who was struck by a four-wheel-drive and trapped under the vehicle for 20 minutes on Marine Terrace on Monday remains in a stable condition at Geraldton Health Campus. Police said the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle driven by an 84-year-old man in wet and windy conditions about 2.30pm on Monday. The driver was allegedly reversing at the time of the accident, leaving the woman trapped under the vehicle. Police said while walking across the road the woman had lifted the hood of her jumper to protect herself from the rain, reducing her peripheral vision. It is understood police believe the woman was in the driver’s blind spot when she was struck. Six police officers, paramedics and a DFES crew raced to the scene outside Bankwest to free the woman from underneath the vehicle. Traffic officer-in-charge Sgt George Tilbury, who was at the scene, confirmed earlier this week the 81-year-old woman was in the hospital’s high dependency unit and required surgery. Police are continuing their investigations.