Jag crashes into Coventry home killing woman with three others injured
An elderly woman has died after a Jaguar smashed into her home, when it crashed yesterday afternoon.
The 78-year-old woman who lived in the property in Coventry was taken to University Hospital Coventry but later died from her injuries after a crash involving the luxury car and a Volkswagen van.
A second woman who was inside the home and the Jaguar and VW drivers were assessed and had sustained minor injuries.
Police said the family of the woman who died, who has not yet been named, has been informed of the tragedy and is being supported.
Both drivers were spoken to at the scene yesterday and an investigation has been launched. Investigators have appealed for CCTV and dashcam footage from the time of the incident at around 5pm yesterday.
Witnesses can also get in touch with West Midlands Police by calling 101.
Appealing for information today a West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: 'We are appealing for witnesses following the death of a woman after a car hit her house in Coventry yesterday (July 17).
"We were called to the junction of Shilton Lane and Lentons Lane just before 5pm following a collision involving a Jaguar and a VW.
'Both drivers were spoken to at the scene, and enquiries continue.
"We would appeal for anyone with dashcam, CCTV, or other information from the scene at around the time to get in touch with us via 101, quoting log 4184.
Just last week, the Mirror reported that two women died after a stolen BMW which was being chased by police crashed into their care home.
The car left the road in Witherwack, Sunderland, on Wednesday evening with residents evacuated and some taken to hospital.
Police later confirmed a woman in her 90s and a woman in her 80s, who were residents at the care home, died from their injuries.
Two men, both aged 21, who were previously arrested over the incident have been further arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
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