A woman has died after being hit by a car in the middle of the night.
Police were called just before 11.30pm last night to reports of a crash it Coombe Road, New Malden.
At the scene was a 21-year-old pedestrian who had been hit by a Seat Leon car.
Despite the efforts of medics, the injured woman was pronounced dead at the scene 30 minutes later.
Enquiries are underway to trace next of kin.
The 27-year-old driver of the car stopped at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and was taken to a south London police station where he remains at this time.
Officers from the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are investigating.
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