Woman killed by car near
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Woman killed by car near hospital - driver charged

A woman in her 80s was hit by a car at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. She was injured so badly that she later died. The driver of the car is now being charged.

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The accident occurred in May. The woman was on her way to visit her husband who was hospitalized. She was hit by a car reversing onto a one-way street inside the hospital grounds, writes Göteborgs-Posten.

The woman died after some time in hospital.

The driver, who is in his 40s, is now being charged with causing death and reckless driving.

"My client feels very bad about what happened, but denies that he has acted criminally," the man's lawyer Björn Hurtig told the newspaper.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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