Man arrested following fatal Barking hit and run collision
The junction of Wilmington Road and Longbridge Road, Barking. (Pic: Google) - Credit: Archant
A 22-year-old man has been arrested following a fatal hit-and-run crash in Barking last night.
Police and ambulance crews were called to he junction of Longbridge Road and Wilmington Gardens at 8.05pm, where a female pedestrian in her fifties was found with serious injuries.
She was rushed to an east London hospital but died a short while later at about 9:20pm.
Next of kin have been informed and a post-mortem examination will be held.
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are investigating to see whether more than one vehicle was involved in the incident – none of which stopped at the scene.
Enquiries are ongoing to trace the vehicle and driver involved.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection and taken to an east London police station for questioning.
Most Read
- 1 Illegal Dagenham puppy farm owners sentenced
- 2 Council tax rebates totalling £2m remain unclaimed, authority says
- 3 Dagenham fire families receive thousands in donated cash
- 4 London among areas where drought is declared
- 5 Item thrown from A13 bridge smashes windscreen and injures driver
- 6 Liz Truss visits Dagenham youth centre on Tory leadership campaign trail
- 7 'An incredible privilege’: Dagenham and Rainham MP Jon Cruddas on 21 years of service
- 8 ‘It’s like a warzone’: Extent of damage to Ballards Road homes on show following blaze which destroyed 14 houses
- 9 Campaign launched for young people anxious about A Level and GSCE results
- 10 Jailed: Eight east London offenders locked up in July
Police are urging all witnesses and anyone with information to call 101 quoting CAD 7343/1February or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Did you know the victim and would like to pay tribute?
Email mark.shales@archant.co.uk or call 020 8477 3824.
