Public Security Police (PSP) suspect that a female driver, who hit a 70-year-old woman in Rua de Pequim in front of the PSP headquarters, did not stop at a zebra crossing.
The police also said that the driver passed a breathalyser test, and the reason for the accident was still under investigation.
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) also said in a statement that the accident occurred at around 10 a.m. yesterday, adding that when the woman was taken to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre she had a nose bleed but did not seem to have any other apparent injuries. The statement pointed out she was not fully conscious.
This photo taken after the traffic accident shows the car, blood stains and the facemask left by the victim in Rua de Pequim. Photo courtesy of TDM
