A YOUNG woman who was left in a critical condition after being crushed against a shop wall by a car has shown signs of improvement.
Investigations are continuing into the cause of the incident that left the 26-year-old fighting for her life.
She was walking along a pavement in Heavitree Road, Exeter, when she was hit by a blue Honda Jazz that mounted the curb and trapped her against a shop wall.
People at the scene described the driver travelling down the hill towards the city centre when he hit a bollard and ended up facing the other direction when the incident happened on Thursday, March 28.
Onlookers rushed to try to save the woman before paramedics arrived at the scene.
The victim, who was initially cared for by a road worker and nearby shop staff was said to be "unconscious" when emergency crews arrived.
She was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in a critical condition.
But a police spokesman said that, although she remains in hospital, her condition had improved over the last week.
The driver, a 93-year-old man from the Teignbridge area, and his female passenger, had to be cut free by fire crews.
The police spokesman said that an investigation into the cause of the crash was still on-going and no decisions had yet been made on whether any action would be taken against the driver.
