Overview
- The hit-and-run that killed a woman in her 20s in Deptford on Tuesday drew a major emergency response and led to three arrests on Wednesday.
- Police detained two men in their 20s and a woman in her 50s on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop, and they remain in custody.
- The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene between Sanford Street and Knoyle Street, and her next of kin have been informed.
- Sanford Street was closed for collision investigation work on Wednesday, with bus route 225 diverted during the closure before the road reopened.
- Investigators with the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses and CCTV or dashcam footage, asking anyone with information to call 101 and quote CAD 6797/14APR26.