AN ELDERLY lady has sustained serious head injuries following a collision in a railway station car park.

The car park at Newton Abbot Railway Station was cordoned off for several hours from around 5pm yesterday, Tuesday, April 9, after the incident, which involved a Range Rover.

The woman, who is in her seventies, was taken to Torbay Hospital.

Elsewhere, another incident unfolded in the car park - a man had fallen over, though it is understood he did not need medical treatment.

Police at the scene of an incident in the car park of Newton Abbot Railway Station
Police at the scene of an incident in the car park of Newton Abbot Railway Station (Steve Pope/MDA)