LEYTON / WALTHAMSTOW: Arrest over pensioner's lorry death (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

LEYTON / WALTHAMSTOW: Arrest over pensioner's lorry death

4:19pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012 in Waltham Forest News By Daniel Binns

A MAN has been arrested in connection with the death of a pensioner who was run over and killed by a lorry on Tuesday (February 21).

The elderly woman, who has still not been identified by police, died at around 12.30pm in Lea Bridge Road near the junction with Vicarage Road.

A section of the busy street, which is on the border between Walthamstow and Leyton, was closed off for most of the afternoon while police investigated.

Police said this afternoon that a man, whose age is yet to be confirmed, had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.

He has been released on bail to return to officers next month.

A spokeswoman for the London Ambulance Service said the woman died at the scene.

Did you see what happened? Do you know the identity of the woman? Contact Guardian reporter Daniel Binns on 0779 547 6625 or via email at dbinns@london.newsquest.co.uk

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