Woman, 27, dies in crash after 'dangerous pursuit' as police launch murder probe
A woman has been killed in a road crash following a "dangerous pursuit" with police launching a murder investigation.
Amy-rose Wilson, 27, has been named locally as the driver of a Vauxhall Vectra who was killed in the two-vehicle collision on the B902 New Carron Road, in Falkirk, at around 6.10pm on Saturday. Emergency services rushed to the scene and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other people - a 22-year-old man who was her passenger and a 39-year-old man driving a black Volkswagen Tiguan - were hurt in the crash. Police have launched a murder investigation saying it is "imperative" they find the occupants of a black Mercedes which fled the scene.
Police said the collision happened after the Mercedes C-Class pursued the Vauxhall onto New Carron Road. Before this, there had been an "altercation" involving the occupants of the two vehicles on Foundry Street in Falkirk.
Her death is being treated as suspiciousTributes to Amy-rose have flooded in on social media from heartbroken loved ones, with one person calling her a "lovely lassie" and another wrote: “Oh Amy-rose Wilson my heart absolutely breaks for you and your family, such tragic news! I was only speaking to you last week. Sleep tight sweetie xxx.”
Missing radioactive capsule found after huge search - and it's the size of a pea
A further tribute, reported the Daily Record, stated: “Not the news you want to hear - one of your long times friends gone so tragically. Amy-rose Wilson I’m sorry I’ve not been there for a while, you will be strongly missed but we all know you're not alone, you're with tiny now.” Other messages included someone saying: “Rest easy Amy-rose. Hard to believe I only spoke to you on Tuesday x” and another wrote: “We will miss you always angel.”
Detective Inspector Hazel Reid said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the woman at this very difficult time. We have a dedicated team of officers working on this investigation and extensive enquiries are ongoing at this time. It is imperative we trace the occupants of the black Mercedes who fled the scene. We believe this vehicle has pursued the Vauxhall in a dangerous fashion, resulting in a crash with the Volkswagen Tiguan."
She continued: "Officers are gathering CCTV footage from the surrounding area and door-to-door inquiries are also being carried out. I am keen to speak to anyone with any private CCTV, dashcam or any other footage they think would assist the enquiry.
"We will have a continued police presence in the area and anyone with any concerns can approach these officers. It is vital that we find out more about what has happened as soon as we can and I would urge anyone with information to contact us as soon as possible, no matter how insignificant it might seem."
Read more similar news:
Comments:
comments powered by Disqus
