26 February 2026

89-year-old pedestrian dies week after being hit by car in Lyneham

| By Albert McKnight
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Police investigate the scene after a pedestrian was hit by a car in Lyneham on 17 February. Photo: Albert McKnight.

An elderly male pedestrian has died a week after he was hit by a car being driven by a 94-year-old woman.

He is the sixth road-related fatality for the ACT this year. His death follows that of a 26-year-old man who died earlier this week.

ACT Policing originally said officers were called to a collision between a car and a pedestrian on Ellenborough Street in Lyneham, near the northern intersection with Cossington Smith Crescent, around 4:30 pm on 17 February.

Paramedics treated the 89-year-old pedestrian at the scene before he was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Police said the investigation is ongoing and a report will be prepared for the coroner.

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Mick Shadwick1:13 pm 26 Feb 26

There’s a fairly high probability that the 94 year old driver was impaired in some way. A relative was run over a while back by a 90 year old driver, who kept driving unaware of what she had done. She was apprehended but not charged – her doctor and her family stated she had dementia! But she was driving. Meanwhile, my relative, who suffered severe head injuries, is in a high care facility, has the comprehension of a baby, is in nappies and will remain so for the rest of her sad life. There needs to be more testing and scrutiny of older drivers.

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