Woman, 22, killed after car mounts kerb and hits pedestrians in early hours before leaving scene
A 22-year-old woman has died after a car mounted a kerb outside a takeaway restaurant in the early hours of today and crashed into two people.
Two people were struck by the car outside Grill Out in Willow Street, Oswestry, at about 2.50am on Sunday, West Mercia Police said. A 28-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
Emergency services were called to the scene and both pedestrians were taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital by land ambulance. Despite the efforts of emergency workers, the young woman died shortly after arrival.
Police say the family of the young woman have been informed. The second person hit sustained minor injuries.
Detective Inspector Paul Bettison said: “Our thoughts go out to the family of the woman who has died as a result of this tragic incident.
“I would urge anyone who was in the area at the time and may have mobile phone, dash-cam or CCTV images footage of the incident itself, or the car in the moments leading up to the incident, to please contact us on 999 quoting incident number 90i of today (October 9).
“I’d like to thank the members of the public who worked tirelessly at the scene to help the victims and deliver crucial first aid.
“Investigations will continue throughout today.”
