A woman who died after being knocked off an e-bike in a hit-and-run has been named by Derbyshire Police as mother-of-one Alana Armstrong, 25.
The fatal collision happened on Batley Lane, in Pleasley, at around 8pm on Tuesday, November 26. Derbyshire Police said it involved an e-bike and 4×4, believed to be a Land Rover Discovery.
The force also said the vehicle had followed two e-bikes before ramming one, which caused the rider and pillion, the 25-year-old mum, to fall off. Ms Armstrong died at the scene of the crash.
The rider of the bike she was travelling on, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital and has since had to have his leg amputated below the knee. His injuries are not life-threatening.
The car drove off from the scene without stopping. A murder investigation has now been launched, the force added.
A man and a woman, both in their 30s, from the Skegby area of Nottinghamshire, who were arrested in connection with the incident, have been released without charge and have been ruled out of the police investigation.
Derbyshire Police Chief Superintendent Dave Kirby said: “Alana was just 25 – and a mum to a six-year-old boy.
“Her little boy, along with her wider family, will never get the chance to see her again, hug her again, spend Christmas together, or celebrate all those milestones.
“My thoughts, as well as those of the whole force and community, are with them at this time.
“The Land Rover Discovery that rammed the e-bike had pursued two bikes through the village and drove off up Batley Lane onto Rowthorne Lane, and the last known sighting of it was at this junction, turning right onto the A617 towards New Houghton.
“Since Tuesday a team of detectives have been working non-stop, searching the site where Alana was killed, conducting house-to-house enquiries, and scouring CCTV in the area.
“Two people who were arrested in connection with the incident have now been released without charge – and have been discounted from our investigation.”
He added that, as an officer, father and member of the community he is “devastated” for Ms Armstrong’s son, her family and friends.
Police are asking anyone who saw a dark-coloured Land Rover Discovery, believed to have been manufactured between 2004 and 2009, in and around the Pleasley area prior to 8pm on Tuesday to urgently get in touch with the force. The vehicle was last seen in Rowthorne Lane where it turned right on to the A617 towards New Houghton.
