Crowland man and woman arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop after pedestrian in his 30s dies

A 45-year-old man from Crowland has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, death by driving while disqualified and failing to stop at scene of collision in Peterborough on Thursday night.

A 64-year-old woman, also from Crowland, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision.

Both remain in custody.

The victim was a man in his thirties who was walking along a footpath in Paston Ridings at just after 8.30pm when he fell into the road.

A car, believed to be a Renault Megane, then turned right out of Hallfields Lane, onto Paston Ridings, before colliding with the man. The driver failed to stop at the scene.

Officers and paramedics attended and the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

DI Garry Webb said: “This is an incredibly sad incident where a man in his 30s has lost his life and we are doing all we can to investigate, but we need the public’s help.

“We are appealing for witnesses, dash cam footage and anyone who was in the area at the time and saw a dark Renault Megane to get in touch.”

Anyone who witnessed the collision or believes they may have seen the vehicle in the build up to it, should call 101 and ask to speak to Det Sgt Craig Wheeler in the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, quoting incident 428 of September 20.