Woman dies following collision after walking down A61 Dronfield Bypass
A woman has died following a collision on the A61 Dronfield Bypass.
A woman has died in a collision after she was seen walking down the A61 Dronfield Bypass.
Police were called to reports of her walking on the dual carriageway at 5:10 yesterday morning (9 Oct).
Shortly after 5:20am, she was involved in a collision on the northbound carriageway, just before the Bowshaw Roundabout.
The woman, who was in her 40s and from Sheffield, was taken to hospital but died just before 1pm.
Her family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
The driver stopped at the scene and is helping police with their enquiries.
No arrests have been made.
Derbyshire Police said: "Detectives from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are asking anyone who was driving on the A61 on either carriageway between 4.45am and 5.22am with dashcam footage to come forward.
"If you were driving on the road between those times please ensure you secure the footage to prevent deletion and contact the force using any of the below methods quoting reference 25*592758:
"Website – We have crime reporting tools on our website: use our online contact form
"Facebook – send us a private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page
"Phone – call us on 101."