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Woman in Her 70s Dies After Stoke-on-Trent Hit-and-Run as Police Hunt Driver

Detectives are urging anyone with dashcam or CCTV to contact 101 quoting incident 129 of December 12.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called to Leek Road in Milton at 7.54am near the South Drive entrance to Carmountside Crematorium.
  • Ambulance crews and the Midlands Air Ambulance administered advanced life support en route to Royal Stoke University Hospital, where the woman was pronounced dead.
  • Staffordshire Police say the vehicle involved was a small blue or grey car, similar in size to a Renault Clio or Ford Fiesta.
  • The driver did not stop and was last seen leaving the area in the direction of Abbey Hulton, police said.
  • Collision investigators remain at the scene with closures at Leek Road and South Drive, diversions in place, and the woman’s next of kin being supported.