Tributes have poured in for a car crash victim who has been identified as a mother from Westcliff. The woman was hit whilst walking with her child on a pavement
A mother has tragically died after a car suddenly mounted onto a pavement and hit her and her child.
The devastating crash is said to have taken place in St John’s Road in Westcliff last night. According to local councillors, the car was “speeding” at the time of the accident.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and took the parent to hospital. Despite their best efforts, she sadly passed away. Milton Labour shared the heartbreaking news on Facebook and paid tribute.
They wrote: “On behalf of the Milton Councillors, it is with deep sadness that we have heard this morning that a speeding car mounted the pavement and hit a mother and child in St John’s Road in Westcliff last night. Tragically the mother passed away in hospital. Our thoughts are with the family at this sad time. This tragic accident could have been avoided and was due to speeding.”
A community meeting is set to take place this weekend following the tragedy. The post continued: “Cllr Nevin is calling a meeting on Saturday morning, 14th December with local residents and the Milton Councillors at the Haven Hub in Hamlet Court Road. Time to be advised later.”
Tributes have since been left on social media from community members. One person wrote: “Devastating news. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.” Another user said: “Such tragic news to share. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.” A third person said: “Oh my goodness, this is horrific. My sincere condolences to this family.”
In a statement to the Mirror, Essex Police said: “We were called to reports of a collision between a car and two pedestrians at the junction of Hamlet Court Road and St John’s Road at just before 5.30pm. A 52-year-old woman and her 23-year-old daughter were taken to hospital, sadly, despite the best efforts of medical professionals, the 52-year-old woman died.
“Her daughter’s injuries are described as not life-threatening or life changing. The 31-year-old driver of the car, a black Suzuki Splash, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drink or drugs. She remains in custody for questioning.
“The woman’s family are being supported by specialist officers. Now, we are appealing for any dashcam footage form the area at the time of the collision or any information that will help us with our investigation.
“Please contact us quoting incident number 0930 of Thursday 12 December if you can help. You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm. Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services. Alternatively you can call us on 101. In an emergency always call 999.
“If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.”
