Police are looking to identify a woman who allegedly let go of a buggy, which was then rolled into the path of an oncoming lorry.
The incident happened on January 5 in Lincolnshire, along the A16 at the junction with Middlegate Road West, Kirton, and as the buggy was struck “a white or pink bundle,” initially believed to be a baby, was seen to fly up into the air, Lincolnshire Police said.
Extensive searches “confirmed that no baby appeared to be in the buggy and no pushchair was left at the scene,” the force added.
Officers have identified the driver and spoken with him, and are now “keen to speak with the woman,” a police appeal read.
The woman is described as being in her twenties, wearing a three-quarter length brown jacket and trousers.
It is believed the woman was walking along Middlegate Road West, Kirton, and made as if to cross the A16 to Middlegate Road East toward Frampton.
A spokesperson for the force said: “We are investigating a collision where a woman is reported to have let go of a pushchair, allowing it to roll directly into the path of an on-coming lorry. We’re looking to identify the woman.
“We received a call into our Force Control Room at 12.21pm on Monday, January 5 to report a collision where a woman appeared to let go of the buggy which subsequently collided with the on-coming lorry. The incident happened along the A16, at the junction with Middlegate Road West, Kirton.
“As the buggy was struck ‘a white or pink bundle’ was seen to fly up into the air, initially believed to be a baby. After significant police, drone, and ambulance attendance, extensive searches confirmed that no baby appeared to be in the buggy and no pushchair was left at the scene.
“Were you travelling along the A16 on Station Road and saw this woman and pushchair? Officers have conducted extensive house to house, CCTV, and dashcam enquiries. We are now reaching out to our community to see if anyone remembers this woman, recognises the description and may have seen her with an empty pushchair in the time leading up to the collision
“This was naturally a very distressing incident for those involved and we would like to identify and speak with the woman concerned to make sure that she is ok as we are concerned for her welfare.”
People who have not yet spoken to officers and believe they may have information that could help the investigation, can get in touch with the police by calling 101, quoting ‘Incident 209 of 5 January’; by emailing force.control@lincs.police.uk, stating ‘Incident 209 of 5 January’ in the subject line; or anonymously, via the Crimestoppers website : https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously. In an emergency always call 999.
