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Man who allegedly rammed into woman in Alice Springs Hospital carpark charged with murder

A woman died after she was struck by a car outside Alice Springs Hospital in Thursday.

Northern Territory Police has charged a 49-year-old man with murder after he allegedly drove a car into and a killed a 46-year-old woman outside Alice Springs Hospital on Thursday.

NT Police said the man, who was arrested shortly after the incident, allegedly drove a green Ford Falcon into the woman at about 9:45pm on Thursday night.

NT Police said the woman was sitting on the footpath at the hospital carpark when she was fatally struck.

Hospital staff immediately transferred the woman to the emergency department, but she died a short time later.

A statement from NT Police said police allege the pair were known to each other.

The man has been remanded in custody to appear in Alice Springs Local Court on January 11.

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