A 96-year-old woman who was hit by a lorry has been left with serious injuries.

The woman pedestrian was hit at low speed by a tipper truck containing soil at around 10.45am today.
She was knocked to the ground and suffered a bump to the back of her head and a small cut.

Although she was conscious and initially thought to have suffered only minor injuries - scans later showed she was more seriously hurt.

She was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital and remains there in a serious condition.
An air ambulance was sent to the scene on the Worcester Road, just outside Francis of Malvern.
The road was closed so the woman could be helped and later for the police to carry out investigations and reopened at 2pm.

Drivers were asked to take an alternative route.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The initial 999 call suggested the woman was unconscious and potentially in cardiac arrest.

"Thankfully, as further details were taken from the caller, the woman started to move and was clearly conscious.

“She was placed on the back of the ambulance so that she could be assessed by ambulance staff.

"She had a bump to the back of her head and a small laceration but otherwise appeared unhurt.

"The staff were concerned that she might have concussion so, as a precaution, she was taken by land ambulance to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

“The lorry driver was unhurt but he was understandably shaken by what had happened."

It is believed the crash was at low speed after the lorry driver performed an emergency stop.
Jon Fraser, head of highways from Worcestershire County Council, said the road would remain closed until police had finished thorough investigations.
Yvonne Mulvey was on her way to the shops in Malvern Link.
She said: "They shut it all off.
"There was ambulances, loads of police and a helicopter on the green.
"You couldn't park or get in there at all."