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Man kills wife, 84, reversing car Man kills wife, 84, reversing car
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An 84-year-old woman has died after her husband backed their car into her on the driveway of their Sheffield home.An 84-year-old woman has died after her husband backed their car into her on the driveway of their Sheffield home.
A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said the incident in Halifax Road, Grenoside on Tuesday afternoon appeared to be "a tragic accident". A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said Doreen Dickinson's death in Halifax Road, Grenoside on Tuesday appeared to be "a tragic accident".
The couple are thought to have been preparing for a day out when the 85-year-old man reversed the automatic Mercedes saloon on the driveway. The couple are thought to have been preparing for a day out when Mr Dickinson, 85, reversed the automatic Mercedes saloon on the driveway.
The car hit his wife and then crashed through a low wall, police said.The car hit his wife and then crashed through a low wall, police said.
Police said the elderly couple were taken to Sheffield's Northern General Hospital, where the woman later died. Police said the elderly couple were taken to Sheffield's Northern General Hospital, where Mrs Dickinson later died.
The couple have not yet been named by police as some relatives are yet to be informed.