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Witnesses sought over two-vehicle pedestrian death

Google Street view image of the junction of Brixton Road and Handforth Road in Brixton. It is daylight and there are shops, takeaways and cars in sightGoogle
Safia Ali was struck by a tow truck and a car on Brixton Road in October

Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal road collision in which a pedestrian was hit twice - once by a tow truck and then by a car.

Safia Ali, who was in her 50s, was walking along Brixton Road near the junction with Handforth Road on 1 October when she was struck. The tow truck did not stop.

Ms Ali was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. A man arrested for failing to stop at the scene of an accident and causing death by dangerous driving has been released on police bail.

Anybody with information or dash cam footage is asked to contact the Metropolitan Police.

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