An elderly man backing his car out of his driveway in Studio City struck and killed his wife Monday afternoon, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

The accident happed at 1:15 p.m. in front of 10840 W. Wrightwood Lane, near Mulholland Drive in the hills above Ventura Boulevard.

Both the husband and the wife are in their 80s, said Detective Sgt. Greg Fuqua of the LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division.

“He accidently ran over his wife who was behind the vehicle in the driveway. We have sent out a crisis counseling team to the scene for the husband,” Fuqua said.

The identity of the couple has not been released.