TWO women have been killed after being hit by a car in a horror crash as cops arrest a female driver.
Thames Valley Police were called to the scene in Caversham at around 7.55am today.
Officers responded to reports of a blue Volkswagen Tiguan ploughing into two female pedestrians.
A spokesperson for the force confirmed: “Thames Valley Police is appealing for a specific witness to come forward following a fatal collision in Caversham.
“At around 7.55am on Friday 27 June, a blue Volkswagen Tiguan was involved in a collision with two pedestrians on Peppard Road near the junction of Cedar Wood Crescent.
“Sadly, a 70-year-old woman and a 68-year old woman died at the scene.
“A 47-year-old woman from Reading has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
“She has been released under investigation while enquiries are ongoing.”
Investigating officer PS Matthew Cadmore of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, added: “We are continuing our investigation following this collision and my thoughts remain with the families of those who died.
“We are aware that a taxi driver stopped at the scene following the incident, but at this time we have not been able to speak to him as a witness.
“As such, if you were the taxi driver who stopped at the scene, we would ask you to please come forward with any information you can provide.
“Additionally we would ask anyone who was driving in the area at the time to please review their dash-cam footage and get in touch if it shows anything that may assist our investigation.
“We would ask them to call 101 quoting reference 43250319754, or you can get in touch via our online form.”
