Woman, 73, second pedestrian killed in Carlingford in four months

A 73-year-old woman has died after being hit by a vehicle in Carlingford — the second pedestrian to be killed along a short stretch of Pennant Hills Rd this year.

Flowers left on the side of the road near the crash site. Picture: Gary Hamilton-Irvine

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A 73-year-old woman died after being hit by a vehicle in Carlingford — the second pedestrian to be killed along a short stretch of Pennant Hills Rd this year.

Emergency services were called to the busy road, near Carlingford Court shopping centre, about 6pm on Saturday following reports a woman had been hit by a Mercedes 4WD.

Police said the crash happened about 100m north of the intersection with Carlingford Rd.

There is no pedestrian crossing at the location.

The busy section of Pennant Hills Rd near Carlingford Court, close to where the crash happened.

NSW Ambulance treated the woman at the scene and rushed her to Westmead Hospital but her condition deteriorated and she died in hospital that night.

The driver of the vehicle, a 27-year-old man, was taken to Ryde Hospital for mandatory testing and was uninjured.

A police investigation is underway.

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The speed limit in the area is 60km/h and there is five lanes of traffic, with a median strip separating the northbound and southbound lanes.

On February 3, a 70-year-old North Rocks man was hit by a bus and killed while crossing the road at the intersection of Pennant Hills Rd and Coleman Ave.

The two pedestrian fatalities were about 1km apart.

If you have information that could assist police with the pedestrian fatality at the weekend contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.