A woman is due to appear in court in connection with a fatal collision which happened in Swanage.

The incident took place at around 8.40am on Monday, April 2.

A collision occurred between a beige Vauxhall Zafira and a pedestrian on the beachfront off Institute Road.

The pedestrian, a 70-year-old man from Swanage – was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Zafira, a local woman aged in her 60s, sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital as a precaution.

A 68-year-old Swanage woman has been issued with a postal requisition to appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Friday, September 14 for an offence of causing death by careless driving.