A woman has died in a horror smash and a man arrested after a sports car mounted the pavement outside a leisure park.
The woman, aged 25, died after she became pinned under a BMW M3 that roared over the curb in Crawley, West Sussex, and hit a family on Saturday. She was one of three people who were hit, with her 12-year-old sister and the siblings’ 19-year-old cousin still in hospital. The family, who were all local, were outside the Crawley Leisure Park when the incident took place at around 8.30pm, police confirmed. Sussex Police confirmed their next of kin have been informed and are now being supported by the service’s specialist officers.
The service further confirmed that they had arrested one 33-year-old man in connection with the incident. They said he was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs.
Investigators are now seeking CCTV footage of the incident and have asked anyone with information to come forward.
Chief Inspector James Davidson said: “Our thoughts are with the victims’ family at this difficult time and we ask that the public respect their right to privacy.”
“I’d like to reassure the community that we swiftly arrested a suspect in connection with this tragic incident, and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances.”
“The collision occurred in London Road, Crawley, immediately outside the leisure park. This is a well populated area and we’re urging anyone who saw what happened or captured any relevant mobile, dash cam or CCTV footage to please come forward.”
People who believe they have information relevant to the investigation have been asked to contact the service via the police non-emergency number 101. Anyone who does so will need to quote Operation Roberton.
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