Punjabi Woman dies after being hit by car in Adelaide

The victim was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a serious condition after being struck by a Toyota sedan at the North Park shopping centre just after 10am on Thursday. She succumbed to her injuries today.

A man and his sister have been struck down by an elderly driver while grocery shopping at Prospect. Witnesses say the woman was dragged through the car park for several metres and sustained serious stomach injuries. https://t.co/mtzfT9VJ9c @ElspethHussey7 #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/kU2rzAak6O

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“Mum was very kind…she was a lovely person,” her son Harshpunneet Singh said.

“They asking me where is mother, I tell them, mum goes to the sky, to the stars, you can see in the stars, she will be there,” her husband Bhupinder Singh said.

Ravneet’s brother Harmeet Singh was with the young mother when she was hit. He was vising Australia for the first time.

Ravneet immigrated to Australia to study nursing 10 years ago.

The driver of the Toyota – an 82-year-old North Adelaide man – was taken to hospital for assessment.

It is understood the man is assisting police with their inquiries.

The woman’s death brings the state’s road toll to 78 this year, compared to 48 at the same time in 2018.

There have been 14 pedestrian death on South Australian roads to date this year, compared to 4 at the same time in 2018.