Tragic pensioner hit by van while walking her dog in Wakefield is named

Patricia Bedford was hit while crossing Dewsbury Road, close to Lupset, at around 6.15pm last Wednesday.

She was hit by a blue Volkwagen Transporter, near the junction with Eden Avenue, and died at the scene.

Sergeant Ann Drury, of West Yorkshire Police’s Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: “This is a busy road and the collision has happened in the early evening when we would expect a number of people to be in the area.

“I would urge anyone who has witnessed this collision to please call the Major Collision Enquiry Team via 101.”