In Edgware, NW London, a horrifying Christmas Day crash claimed the life of a 22-year-old woman, and police detained one man on suspicion of contributing to her death through reckless driving.
According to a local newspaper report, emergency services rushed to the scene at the Brent Cross Flyover shortly before 4 am on Sunday.
According to the report, after the fatal collision, police issued an appeal for information and witnesses.
“At approximately 3:45 am on Sunday, December 25, officers on patrol in a marked vehicle indicated for a car to stop in the vicinity of Hendon Way, NW2. The vehicle drove off from the police. There was no pursuit.
“A short time later police were informed the same car had been involved in a collision with another car and a lamppost further along Hendon Way, NW4 at the Brent Cross Flyover.
“The occupants of the car that did not stop for police fled the scene on foot. The passenger of the second car – a 22-year-old woman – suffered injuries. London Ambulance Service attended but despite the best efforts of paramedics, she died at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed.
“A man, the driver of the second car, suffered a head injury – his condition is not serious. Road closures remain in place while the scene is dealt with. A 29-year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving; he remains in custody. Enquiries are ongoing to trace other occupants of the car,” MyLondon quotes the police report on the incident.