Residents of Oswestry have been rocked by a hit-and-run in the town centre over the weekend that killed a 22-year-old woman. Here's what we know so far as people in the town continue to come to terms with what has happened.
The incident in Willow Street occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning. Two people were hit and taken to hospital for treatment, where one Rebecca Steer - died shortly after arrival.
West Mercia Police said the two pedestrians were on the pavement outside Grill Out in Willow Street at around 2.50am on Sunday when a car mounted the kerb and hit them before being driven off from the scene. Rebecca had been a pupil at at Carreghofa Primary, in Llanymynech, and Llanfyllin High School. More recently she had gone to university in Liverpool and was described by her family as ‘the most loving, talented and kind-hearted person you could ever wish to know’.
In a statement they said: “We are all completely devastated by the loss of our beautiful girl Rebecca.
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