A skip wagon operator has been apprehended following a collision in a North Yorkshire market town that resulted in a woman sustaining serious injuries. The pedestrian, who is in her 90s, was struck by the wagon on Monday morning on Railway Street in Malton, at the junction with the Water Lane car park. North Yorkshire Police confirmed she was transported to York Hospital for medical treatment. The driver of the vehicle was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and driving while unfit through drugs. The police force appealed for witnesses to the incident to come forward and extended thanks to the local community for their assistance. Post navigation Police Identify 83-Year-Old Fatality in Gretna Area Collision Man receives alcohol ban and community order after assault, warned against Christmas drinking