Woman dies after being hit by van outside shops on Telford's Wrekin Retail Park

The collision happened outside the Sports Direct shop at about 10.35am and involved a blue VW van.

The woman died at the scene.

The driver of the van was not physically injured, but was treated for shock by ambulance staff.

Emergency services were on the scene and the air ambulance landed on the KFC car park.

Screens were also put up outside the shops and part of the car park was cordoned off.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Crews arrived at the scene to find a woman underneath the van following the collision.

"She was quickly assessed and found to be in cardiac arrest.

"Ambulance staff began CPR and administered advanced life support but unfortunately it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save her and she was confirmed dead at the scene.

"The driver of the van, a man, was treated for the effects of shock and discharged at the scene."

West Mercia Police is appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to call West Mercia Police on 101 quoting incident 191S of November 22.

Traffic on Whitchurch Drive was at a standstill between the Ketley roundabout and the M54, as well as surrounding roads.

There was also a crash at Junction 6 of the M54 close to the retail park which also added to the traffic problems in the area.

Reporter Lisa O'Brien was at the scene:

Car just misses pensioner as it crashes near church

At the same time a car has swerved off the road and crashed through a church's fence backwards, missing a pedestrian by metres.

The BMW went backwards over the wall of Ketley Methodist Church breaking the fence and part of the brick wall.

Church stewards say a man was walking past at the time but was unhurt.

Police attended the scene and waited while a recovery truck took the damaged car away.

There were noticeable skid grooves on the grass verge, where the car had skidded, missing a lamp post by inches.

The car ended up resting with its front on top of the brick wall and its back on the ground below.

It was seriously damaged, including a broken rear bumper, but no one was injured.

Church stewards were just leaving the premises at the time, when they heard a loud bang.

One, who did not wish to be named, said: "We heard a loud bang, then we came around the corner and saw this.

"Three posts are damaged and brick work.

"There was a fella walking past at the time.

"The driver is going to pay for the repairs."

Police said it was lucky the incident did not happen at 9am when children were walking to school.

Meanwhile, just one mile away, another car crashed through a fence on Windsor Road in Arleston after 1pm.

The street was closed both ways due to the incident.

There was also a crash on Rampart Way in Telford, and motorists were urged to avoid the area.