Prince of Wales Road Darnall: Flowers left after Sheffield mum dies after being hit while crossing road

Flowers have been left at the scene of a fatal collision which claimed the life of a Sheffield mum.
Claire Lewis
By Claire Lewis
Published 6th Oct 2022, 12:47 BST
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Tracey Rimmington was crossing Prince of Wales Road, Darnall, on Saturday, October 1 when she was struck by a van just after 9pm.

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Tragically, the 53-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which was close to the junction with Mather Road.

Tracey Rimmington died after she was hit by a van while she crossed Prince of Wales Road in Darnall last weekendTracey Rimmington died after she was hit by a van while she crossed Prince of Wales Road in Darnall last weekend
Tracey Rimmington died after she was hit by a van while she crossed Prince of Wales Road in Darnall last weekend

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The van involved was a blue Volkswagen Caddy, which was travelling away from Darnall, towards the Parkway

The driver, a 22-year-old man from Sheffield, was arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink/ drugs.

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A van driver was arrested after a woman was fatally injured in a collision as she crossed Prince of Wales Road, Darnall, Sheffield, last weekendA van driver was arrested after a woman was fatally injured in a collision as she crossed Prince of Wales Road, Darnall, Sheffield, last weekend
A van driver was arrested after a woman was fatally injured in a collision as she crossed Prince of Wales Road, Darnall, Sheffield, last weekend

He has since been released under investigation.

A number of bouquets of flowers have been left at the crash scene, including one from her son, Ryan, whose heartbreaking note reads: “To our Queen, RIP our angel, love you always and forever.”

Witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage should call police on 101 and quote incident 918 of October 1.

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