Woman, 83, dies after being struck by car in hit-and-run while ‘popping to the shops’ as cops launch urgent appeal

AN 83-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car that fled the scene in Fazakerley as she was “popping out to the shops”. Police say the dark-coloured vehicle struck the pedestrian on Longmoor Lane, near the junction with Third Avenue, at around 4.15pm on Friday. She suffered catastrophic injuries and was rushed to…