Police / Appeal after woman seriously injured in Walls collision
POLICE in Shetland are appealing for information after an elderly woman suffered serious injuries in a road traffic collision on Friday.
The accident happened shortly after 1.10pm at the pier on Pier Road in the Westside village of Walls.
Police said the incident involved the 72-year-old woman, a black Citroen Berlingo and a parked orange Suzuki Swift.
The woman was initially taken to the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick and subsequently to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment to serious injuries.
No one else was injured.
Sergeant Calum MacAulay said: “Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this collision.
“Officers from Highland and Islands Road Policing Unit will attending the scene in Walls today (Saturday) to carry out an investigation.
“We would urge anyone who may have information about the incident to contact 101, quoting reference 1585 of 17 March, 2023.”
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