Woman dies after being hit by lorries and cars in London

A woman has died in south London in a hit-and-run involving a number of vehicles after she was struck by two lorries and two cars. 

The victim, thought to be in her late 20s or early 30s, was initially hit by a HGV as the crossed Norwood Road in Tulse Hill on a pedestrian crossing, but the driver failed to stop. 

Three other drivers – two cars and one lorry – subsequently hit her, but none of them stopped at the scene this morning. 

Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 6.48am to reports of a woman injured after a road traffic collision.

Paramedics treated her at the scene, but she sadly died at 7.21am.  

Acting Detective Sergeant Alastair Middleton, said: ‘I am appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision and the moments afterwards to contact us. 

‘I would also urge the drivers of all four vehicles to come forward and speak with my team.’

Formal identification is yet to take place and enquiries to trace next of kin are ongoing.

A post-mortem examination will be held in due to course and detectives from the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command are investigating.

A pedestrian crossing on Norwood Road in Tulse Hill. It is not clear at this stage where exactly the incident took place

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘Officers have established that the woman was struck by an HGV as she crossed the road at a pedestrian crossing. 

‘The driver failed to stop at the scene.

‘Officers believe that the woman was subsequently struck by a second lorry and two cars – none of these drivers stopped.’

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at Merton on 020 8543 5157 or via @MetCC