Woman, 72, dies after being hit while walking across parking lot in Guelph

A 72-year-old woman is dead and a 74-year-old man was taken to hospital with minor injuries after they were hit by a car while crossing a parking lot Thursday afternoon.

Police say a Chevrolet sedan was leaving the parking lot of a retail store on Eramosa Road near Stevenson Street N., when it hit two people who were walking across the parking lot to enter the store.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was taken to Guelph General Hospital.

The driver, a 94-year-old man from Guelph/Eramosa Township, remained at the scene "and was co-operative," police said.

The collision remains under investigation.

Anyone with information or dash camera footage is asked to contact Guelph police or Crime Stoppers.