09/08/2013

Woman Dies After Being Hit By A Lorry On M3

A woman has been killed while walking along the side of a motorway in Surrey.

The woman, who has not yet been named, was struck by a lorry just after midnight on the M3 at Lightwater, near junction three.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

It is understood that police found a vehicle parked nearby, which is thought to have belonged to the woman.

Surrey police have asked any witnesses of anyone in the area at the time to contact them.

(MH/CD)

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