Pedestrian killed in horror crash named as 81-year-old woman after man, 23, arrested for ‘dangerous driving’

A WOMAN who died after being hit by a car on Monday in West Yorkshire has been named as 81-year-old Sheena McKerrell from Hebden Bridge.

Sheena was walking along Bridgehouse Lane in Haworth at around 5:35pm when she was struck by a vehicle and fatally injured.

Photo of Sheena McKerrell, 81, wearing a high-visibility vest.
West Yorkshire Police

Sheena McKerrell, 81, died after being hit by a car on Monday[/caption]

Road junction in Haworth, showing terraced houses and parked cars.
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The deadly collision happened at the junction of Bridgehouse Lane and Ivy Bank Lane in Haworth[/caption]

A 23-year old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and released on bail.

Police are appealing for information from anyone who saw the collision at the junction of Ivy Bank Lane.

Emergency services were called at 17:37 to reports that a woman had been hit by a car.

They rushed to the site in Haworth, but sadly Sheena died at the scene.

The suspect now released on bail was also at the scene when police arrived.

Anyone with information can contact the police online at https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/LiveChat or by calling 101 and quoting reference 1320 of 6th April. 

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