A 72-YEAR-OLD disabled woman died after her motorised buggy was hit by a car in Swinton.

She was travelling along Moorside Road near to the junction of Victoria Lane on Tuesday at around 10.45am when she was in collision with a Toyota Yaris travelling in the same direction.

The pensioner suffered serious injuries and was taken to Hope Hospital where she later died.

The driver of the Toyota Yaris, a 25-year-old woman from Swinton, suffered shock.