UPDATE: Enquiries ongoing after 27-year-old woman falls from moving Transit van in on Denby Dale Road

By Leanne Clarke
Published 18th Jan 2024, 16:16 BST
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West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fatal accident in Wakefield.

A 27-year-old Kirklees woman was seen to fall from a moving white Transit van on Denby Dale road near to the junction of Hollin Lane, on Wednesday evening.

Emergency services attended the incident and provided the woman with medical assistance at the roadside.

Despite treatment she died at the scene of the incident.

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A 27-year-old Kirklees woman was seen to fall from a moving white Transit van on Denby Dale road near to the junction of Hollin Lane, last night (Wednesday).A 27-year-old Kirklees woman was seen to fall from a moving white Transit van on Denby Dale road near to the junction of Hollin Lane, last night (Wednesday).
A 27-year-old Kirklees woman was seen to fall from a moving white Transit van on Denby Dale road near to the junction of Hollin Lane, last night (Wednesday).

The driver, a 25-year-old man from Kirklees, remains in custody after being arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and drug driving offences.

Police would like to speak to anyone in the area of the Denby Dale Road and Hollin Lane between 8.20pm and 8.40pm who saw or has footage of the incident or who saw the white Transit van just prior to the incident.

Anyone who can assist enquiries is asked to contact HMET on 101 referencing police log 1604 of January 17.