Woman dies after being hit by van as police chased it across golf course

A woman who was hit by a van that was being pursued by police through a course on Friday has died.

Police confirmed the woman, who was aged in her 60s, had suffered life-threatening injuries following the collision at Aston Wood Golf Club in Little Aston. She was airlifted to hospital following the crash near Sutton Coldfield, on Friday, where she was treated in critical condition. She remained in a critical condition until she died in hospital on Tuesday, said. officers in two patrol cars began following a grey Nissan van in Kingstanding, Birmingham, at about 10.15am on Friday, after receiving reports of suspicious activity, according to investigating watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

They stopped following the van when it came off the road and went up an embankment on the golf course, where the van hit the woman. The driver and two passengers ran from the scene and Staffordshire and West Midlands officers are working together to locate them.

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Locals who saw the chase unfold spoke of the chaos caused after they saw a black van "racing through our car park". Tom, a butcher at nearby Pat’s Butchers, told the Metro: "We saw all the commotion."

"A black van came racing through our car park then went up Clarence Road, he managed to turn himself around and shot up Rosemary Hill Road.

"He spun around on one of the back streets and then went down to the golf course. Good job no one was in our car park or they would have been mowed down."

A spokesperson for the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said in a statement following the accident last week that it was "independently investigating" West Midlands Police's involvement in the collision.

They said: "We can confirm we are independently investigating West Midlands Police's involvement prior to a road traffic collision in Staffordshire, earlier today, following which a member of the public has sustained serious injuries."

"Officers followed a short time later, on foot, and gave first aid to the woman, who was then taken to hospital for treatment for life-changing injuries.

"As soon as we were notified by West Midlands Police of the incident, we sent investigators to the scene and police post-incident procedures to begin gathering evidence. Our investigation is in its initial stages."

People who have dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage of the incident, or may have been in the area of Blake Street and Birmingham Road between Sutton Coldfield and Shenstone at around 10.25am on Friday, have been asked to contact Staffordshire Police.