Elderly man hit, killed by car in Vic

An elderly man has been struck by a car and killed in front of his wife in a Melbourne suburb.

The couple was standing near the boot of their car in Frankston when another vehicle veered off the road and struck the man around midday on Thursday.

Paramedics attempted to revive the man but he died at the scene.

The woman escaped injury and the driver of a white station wagon is assisting police with their investigation.