POLICE inquiries are ongoing after a woman died following a crash in Stroud.
About 1.30pm on Thursday 24 April 2025, emergency services were called to a showground on Cowper St, Stroud, following reports of a crash.
Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended and found two women – aged 72 and 82 – had been struck by a vehicle.
Both women were treated at the scene before the 82-year-old woman was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.
About 9.30pm on Friday 25 April 2025, police were notified the 82-year-old had died.
The driver of the vehicle – a 68-year-old woman – was taken to Maitland Hospital for mandatory testing.
Police established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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