MALDEN, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are investigating after a car fatally struck an 86-year-old woman walking on the sidewalk in Malden, officials said.

According to officials, a man in his 20s was backing a Toyota RAV4 out of a repair shop at Hunting Street and Salem Street when it drove through a door, crossed the street and hit the woman, who was walking with the aid of a walker.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver was taken to the hospital. No additional information was immediately available.

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