Woman hit by van on Little Aston golf course dies

A woman who was struck by a van on a golf course in Staffordshire has died.

The van, which had been involved in a police pursuit, hit her at Aston Wood Golf Club, in Little Aston, on Friday morning.

West Midlands Police said she died of her injuries on Tuesday night.

The occupants of the grey Nissan van ran off and remained at large, the force said.

The van had been followed by West Midlands Police officers following reports of suspicious activity, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said.

The IOPC said officers in two patrol cars began following the van in Kingstanding, Birmingham, on the border of Staffordshire and Sutton Coldfield, at about 10:15 BST on Friday.

The officers stopped following the vehicle when it came off the road and went up an embankment on the golf course, the IOPC said.

“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,” a spokesperson added.

An IOPC investigation has been opened into police involvement prior to the incident.

Darren Priddey, who lives near the golf course, said his neighbour had heard “a lot of screaming coming from this general direction”.

He added he had then seen a lot of police activity, including officers with dogs, searching for something or someone in a nearby garden after the incident.