Overview

• Police received reports at 1:14am of a pedestrian on Stanningley Bypass near Pudsey train station before a subsequent call reported a collision with a van.
• Emergency services attended and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
• The Major Collision Enquiry Team is leading the investigation, and specialist officers are supporting the family.
• Officers urge anyone who witnessed the incident or has relevant dashcam footage to contact West Yorkshire Police via 101 or the force live chat quoting log 107 of 11 October.
• Floral tributes have been placed overlooking the bypass, and the victim has been named locally as Danielle Smith.