The woman, in her sixties, suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision at Aston Wood Golf Club in Little Aston, near Sutton Coldfield, on Friday, police confirmed
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A woman who was hit by a van that was being pursued by police through a golf course on Friday has died.
Police confirmed the woman, who was aged in her 60s, had suffered life-threatening injuries following the collision at Aston Wood Golf Club in Little Aston. She was airlifted to hospital following the crash near Sutton Coldfield, on Friday, where she was treated in critical condition. She remained in a critical condition until she died in hospital on Tuesday, Staffordshire Police said. West Midlands Police officers in two patrol cars began following a grey Nissan van in Kingstanding, Birmingham, at about 10.15am on Friday, after receiving reports of suspicious activity, according to investigating watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
They stopped following the van when it came off the road and went up an embankment on the golf course, where the van hit the woman.
The driver and two passengers ran from the scene and Staffordshire and West Midlands officers are working together to locate them.
Anyone with dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage or who was in the area of Blake Street and Birmingham Road between Sutton Coldfield and Shenstone at around 10.25am on Friday should get in contact, Staffordshire Police said.
Locals who saw the chase unfold in Kingstanding spoke of the chaos caused after they saw a black van “racing through our car park”.
Tom, a butcher at nearby Pat’s Butchers, told the Metro: “We saw all the commotion. A black van came racing through our car park then went up Clarence Road, he managed to turn himself around and shot up Rosemary Hill Road.
“He spun around on one of the back streets and then went down to the golf course. Good job no one was in our car park or they would have been mowed down.”
A spokesperson for the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said in a statement following the accident that it was “independently investigating” West Midlands Police’s involvement in the collision.
A spokesperson for the organisation said: “We can confirm we are independently investigating West Midlands Police’s involvement prior to a road traffic collision in Staffordshire, earlier today, following which a member of the public has sustained serious injuries.
“Officers followed a short time later, on foot, and gave first aid to the woman, who was then taken to hospital for treatment for life-changing injuries.
“As soon as we were notified by West Midlands Police of the incident, we sent investigators to the scene and police post-incident procedures to begin gathering evidence. Our investigation is in its initial stages.”
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