Woman, 80, airlifted to hospital after being hit by a vehicle

The collision happened on Ferndale's High Street

An 80-year-old woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle.

The pedestrian was hit by a white Volkswagen Caddy outside the Co-op store on High Street in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on Sunday at about 07:30 GMT.

An air ambulance flew the woman to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales where she is being treated.

South Wales Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident.