Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman died and another woman was seriously injured in a car crash.

The incident happened at around 12.45pm yesterday (Tuesday, September 26) in a small car park on Keepers Wood Way. Police said the Nissan Micra was being reversed out of a parking space when it hit two pedestrians.

A 61-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. A second woman was seriously injured and remains in hospital.

An investigation has been launched. 

Sgt Rebecca Price, of the Roads Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts are with the loved ones of the woman who died, at what is a truly heart-breaking time for them.

“We are determined to get answers about what happened and are asking anybody with information, including dashcam, to get in touch.”

Anybody with information should call 101, quoting log 673 of September 26th.