Updated 8.30pm

A 74-year-old Dingli woman was tragically killed this afternoon when her 71-year-old husband accidentally ran her over as she was guiding him into traffic.

The tragedy took place in Triq l-Imnarja in Dingli as the man was reversing his Toyota.

Police said they were called to the scene at around 4.45pm. An ambulance rushed the woman to Mater Dei hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries. 

Magistrate Doreen Clarke has ordered an inquiry into the incident. 

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