A woman in her 20s has died and three people have been arrested in what police describe as a hit and run in Deptford, writes Rich Brann…
The young woman was sadly pronounced dead at the scene yesterday evening, Tuesday April 14 and police are now appealing for witnesses.
They said were called at 6.56pm to reports “a collision involving a pedestrian and a car between Sanford Street and Knoyle Street.”
The police said driver of the car failed to stop at the scene and enquiries were launched to locate them.
Today, Wednesday, 15 April, a woman in her 50s, and two men, both in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop. All three remain in police custody and enquiries are ongoing.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 6.53pm on Tuesday 14 April to reports of a road traffic collision in Sanford Street, SE14 – we sent resources including ambulance crews, a clinical team manager, a response car, an incident response officer and London’s air ambulance.
“We treated a woman but sadly, despite our efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detective Inspector Glen Mera, from the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Our thoughts remain with the young woman’s family and friends at this extremely difficult time.
“As we try to build up a full picture of the incident, we are appealing to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or any relevant information – particularly anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage.”
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Anyone with information or footage that could help police should call 101 quoting CAD 6797/14APR2026.
