Buderim: Church car park hit and run leaves 88-year-old woman in hospital

Max Corstorphan
The Nightly
Police are appealing for assistance after a hit-and-run left an elderly woman hospitalised.
Police are appealing for assistance after a hit-and-run left an elderly woman hospitalised. Credit: Queensland Police

An 88-year-old woman has been rushed to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident in Buderim.

Police are appealing for public assistance after the incident, which occurred around 1.50pm on July 25 in a car park at a church, left the elderly woman hospitalised.

According to initial reports, the woman was hit by a vehicle that was reversing.

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The driver then fled the scene without offering assistance.

The woman sustained non-life-threatening leg injuries and was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for treatment.

Queensland Police are appealing for public assistance to locate the vehicle involved, believed to be a light-coloured Toyota Aurion sedan.

The car was spotted parked at the location earlier in the afternoon.

Authorities are urging anyone with information about the vehicle or the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 000 333.

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