On a weekday morning just before nine, a woman in her forties was struck by a car on Witton Lane in Aston, a few hundred yards from the stadium where Aston Villa play. She did not survive the hospital care that followed, and the police have not yet named her. A 22-year-old man has been arrested and bailed while the investigation continues. Like so many sudden losses on ordinary streets, this one now waits on strangers' memories and dashcam recordings to reveal how a routine walk ended in tragedy.
Woman in her 40s dies after pedestrian collision on Witton Lane near Aston Villa's ground
A woman in her 40s, a pedestrian, died after being struck by a car near Aston Villa's ground.
On a weekday morning just before nine, a woman in her forties was struck by a car on Witton Lane in Aston, a few hundred yards from the stadium where Aston Villa play. She did not survive the hospital care that followed, and the police have not yet named her. A 22-year-old man has been arrested and bailed while the investigation continues. Like so many sudden losses on ordinary streets, this one now waits on strangers' memories and dashcam recordings to reveal how a routine walk ended in tragedy.
Shortly before nine on the morning of Thursday, December 21, a woman in her forties was walking on Witton Lane in Aston, near the junction with Aston Hall Road, when a car struck her. The spot sits only a few hundred yards from Villa Park, and police closed the road outside the stadium while the scene was dealt with.
The car is believed to be a silver Chrysler 300C. The woman had life-threatening injuries and received advanced care at the roadside before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on blue lights, accompanied by a MERIT trauma doctor and a critical care paramedic. She died after reaching hospital. The force has not named her, but said its officers' thoughts were with her family and friends.
A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has since been bailed while enquiries continue. An arrest is not a finding of guilt, and police have said little more about how the collision happened.
Now the case turns on the public. Anyone in the area who saw the Chrysler just before the impact, especially anyone with dashcam footage, is asked to contact police through Live Chat, by calling 101 quoting log 925 of 21 December, by emailing sciu@westmidlands.police.uk, or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Shortly before nine on the morning of Thursday, December 21, a woman in her 40s was walking on Witton Lane in Aston, near the junction with Aston Hall Road, when a car struck her. The spot is a few hundred yards from Aston Villa's ground, Villa Park. Police closed the road outside the stadium in the aftermath.
The car is believed to have been a silver Chrysler 300C. The woman had life-threatening injuries, and she received advanced life-support and advanced trauma care at the scene. She was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on blue lights. A West Midlands Ambulance Service MERIT trauma doctor (MERIT stands for Medical Emergency Response and Intervention Team) and a critical care paramedic travelled with her.
She did not survive. West Midlands Police has since confirmed that she died after being taken to hospital. The force has not named her. In a statement, a spokesperson said officers' thoughts were with her family and friends at what they called a devastating time, and that the force would offer all the support it could.
A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has since been bailed while enquiries continue. Police have not said anything further about the circumstances of the collision, and an arrest on suspicion is not a finding that an offence was committed.
The force is now appealing for witnesses and information. It wants to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and saw the silver Chrysler 300C just before the collision. Investigators are particularly interested in anyone with dashcam footage from the moment before the car struck the woman.
People can contact police through Live Chat on the West Midlands Police website, or by calling 101 and quoting log 925 of 21 December. Investigators can also be emailed directly at sciu@westmidlands.police.uk. Anyone who would rather stay anonymous can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
What happens next rests largely on that appeal. Whether any footage or witness accounts emerge will shape the enquiries into how the collision happened, and the man's bail leaves the case open while they continue.
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We remain keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and saw the silver Chrysler 300C just prior to the collision.— West Midlands Police spokesperson
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