Woman in 80s injured in petrol station crash

Emily Coady-Stemp - BBC News, South East
·1 min read
The outside of Sainsbury's petrol station in Farnham with cars at all pumps and a blue sky
The crash happened on Friday afternoon at a Farnham Sainsbury's petrol station [Google]

A woman in her 80s has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in a Surrey petrol station.

Police said the crash, which involved three vehicles and the pedestrian, happened at about 15:50 BST on Friday, at Sainsbury's petrol station in Water Lane, Farnham.

The woman's next of kin are aware, police said.

The force is appealing for witnesses and is asking for anyone with information to get in touch.

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