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Elderly pedestrian dies after being hit by a car in Mount Maunganui yesterday

May 25, 2018
Mount Maunganui Main Beach

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An elderly pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Mount Maunganui yesterday.

Police say they are continuing to investigate a crash that occurred yesterday on Ocean Beach Road, Mount Maunganui around 6pm.

A pedestrian was hit by a car before being taken to hospital in a serious condition where she has since died.

Police have named the victim as 84-year-old Barbara Mary Clark of Tauranga.


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