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| Woman 'just left to die' in Tulse Hill hit-and-run | Woman 'just left to die' in Tulse Hill hit-and-run |
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| A woman killed in a hit-and-run in south London was "just left to die". | A woman killed in a hit-and-run in south London was "just left to die". |
| The victim was hit by four vehicles on a pedestrian crossing on South Circular Road at 06:48 GMT on Monday. None of the drivers stopped, police said. | The victim was hit by four vehicles on a pedestrian crossing on South Circular Road at 06:48 GMT on Monday. None of the drivers stopped, police said. |
| Navin Bagan, 37, who works at the nearby Tulse Hill cafe, added the drivers were "heartless". | Navin Bagan, 37, who works at the nearby Tulse Hill cafe, added the drivers were "heartless". |
| Some residents have said the road layout "encourages dangerous driving" and one has written to local MP Chuka Umunna to help get it changed. | Some residents have said the road layout "encourages dangerous driving" and one has written to local MP Chuka Umunna to help get it changed. |
| The victim, in her 20s or early 30s, was hit by two lorries and two cars. | |
| She has not yet been formally identified but her next of kin have been informed. | She has not yet been formally identified but her next of kin have been informed. |
| In the letter shared on social media, Ross Runs wrote: "As both a pedestrian and a driver, the junction at Tulse Hill encourages some of the most aggressive driving I have seen in London. | In the letter shared on social media, Ross Runs wrote: "As both a pedestrian and a driver, the junction at Tulse Hill encourages some of the most aggressive driving I have seen in London. |
| "If there is an opposite to 'traffic calming' then this is it." | "If there is an opposite to 'traffic calming' then this is it." |
| He said the current design encouraged speeding and the road had become "a racetrack of sorts". | He said the current design encouraged speeding and the road had become "a racetrack of sorts". |
| "I hope that nobody else has to needlessly lose their life due to poor urban planning on a road that encourages excessive speed and dangerous driving," he added. | "I hope that nobody else has to needlessly lose their life due to poor urban planning on a road that encourages excessive speed and dangerous driving," he added. |
| Mr Umunna is yet to comment. | Mr Umunna is yet to comment. |
| Police have appealed for any witnesses to the crash and for the drivers to get in contact. | Police have appealed for any witnesses to the crash and for the drivers to get in contact. |
| "This road is sometimes very busy in the mornings, but that's not an excuse for a car to hit a lady and run off," Ms Bagan said. | "This road is sometimes very busy in the mornings, but that's not an excuse for a car to hit a lady and run off," Ms Bagan said. |
| "I'm sure they will find them - it's a busy road, there are lots of security cameras." | "I'm sure they will find them - it's a busy road, there are lots of security cameras." |