Woman ‘deliberately pushed buggy in path of lorry’ as police hunt for her | UK | News
Police are trying to identify a woman who allegedly abandoned a car and then rolled into the path of an oncoming truck.
Lincolnshire Police said the incident took place along the A16 at the Middlegate Road West junction in Kirton in Lincolnshire on January 5 and saw a “white or pink package”, initially believed to be a baby, fly into the air when the car was hit.
Police added that extensive searches “confirmed there was no baby in the car and no strollers remained at the scene.”
The police call stated that officers identified the driver and spoke with him, and that they now “want to speak to the woman.”
The woman is described as being in her twenties and wearing a three-quarter length brown jacket and trousers.
The woman is believed to have been walking along Middlegate Road West in Kirton and appeared to cross the A16 towards Middlegate Road East towards Frampton.
A spokesman for the force said: “We are investigating a reported collision in which a woman let go of her baby stroller, causing it to roll directly into the path of an oncoming lorry. “We are trying to identify the woman.
“At 12.21pm on Monday, January 5, our Force Control Room received a call to report a collision which had occurred when a woman abandoned the car and then collided with an oncoming lorry. “The incident occurred along the A16 at the Middlegate Road West junction in Kirton.
“When the car was hit, a ‘white or pink package’ initially believed to be a baby was seen flying into the air. Following intense police, drone and ambulance response, extensive searches confirmed that no baby appeared to be in the car and there was no stroller left at the scene.”
“Did you see this woman and her baby stroller while traveling on the A16 on Station Road? Officers carried out house-to-house, CCTV and dashcam inquiries. We are now reaching out to our community to see if anyone remembers this woman, recognizes the description and may have seen her with an empty baby stroller before the collision.
“This was naturally a very distressing incident for those involved and we would like to identify and speak to the woman concerned to ensure she is OK as we are concerned for her welfare.”
People who have not yet contacted the police and think they may have information that could help the investigation can contact the police by calling 101 quoting ‘incident number 209 of January 5’; by emailing force.control@lincs.police.uk with ‘Incident 209 on 5 January’ in the subject line; or anonymously via the Crimestoppers website: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously. Always call 999 in an emergency.
