Body found in Yorkshire street was woman, 77, who had been hit by HGV, say police
The body of a woman which was found in a street in Yorkshire had been earlier hit by a HGV in a nearby collision, police have said.
West Yorkshire Police said it was called to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian and a HGV on Harrogate Road in Bradford, heading towards Killinghall Road, at around 5.20pm on Wednesday (Apr 15).
A short time later, a call reported the body of a woman had been found in Neville Road.
The 77-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police now believe the woman was involved in the collision on Harrogate Road and carried by the vehicle to Neville Road.
A 55-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has since been bailed pending further enquiries.
Detective Inspector Paul Conroy, of West Yorkshire Police, said: “This is an extremely upsetting incident involving an elderly pedestrian in Bradford. Our thoughts go out to the family who are being supported by specially trained officers.
“I am appealing to anyone who was in the Harrogate Road/Killinghall Road area who may have dash cam footage of the HGV or the pedestrian at the traffic lights to come forward.
“We understand there were several vehicles in the area at the time of the collision who may have witnessed it, we are keen to speak to the driver of a red Ford Max, a grey Skoda SUV, a silver Toyota and a white SUV.
“We are also keen to speak to anyone who saw the HGV after the road traffic collision driving towards Neville Road.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident number 1331 of April 15.