A woman has died following a collision on the A61 Dronfield Bypass today (9 Oct).
Police were called to reports that a woman had been seen walking on the A61 Dronfield Bypass at around 5.10am
A short while later, just after 5.20am a car collided with the woman on the northbound carriageway – just before the Bowshaw Roundabout.
The woman, in her 40s and from the Sheffield area, was taken to hospital, however, she died just before 1pm.
Her family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. Our thoughts are with them at this time.
The driver of the Hyundai Ioniq stopped at the scene and is assisting officers with their enquiries. No arrests have been made.
Detectives from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are asking anyone who was driving on the A61 on either carriageway between 4.45am and 5.22am with dashcam footage to come forward.
If you were driving on the road between those times please ensure you secure the footage to prevent deletion and contact the force using any of the below methods quoting reference 25*592758:
Website – We have crime reporting tools on our website: use our online contact form
Facebook – send us a private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page
Phone – call us on 101
