A mother and her young daughter have died in a horror crash with an Audi while they were walking to nursery.
Justyne Hulboj, 27, and four-year-old Lena Czepczor were killed while walking on the pavement just moments before the white Audi collided with the wall of the Vertu Jaguar Leeds car dealership on Scott Hall Road, Leeds.
West Yorkshire Police said they were hit by the car – which had been travelling in convoy with a grey BMW 135i – prior to it colliding with the building.
Three people have now been arrested in connection with the incident, as devastated family and friends shared their memories of the pair.
Justyne Hulboj, 27, and four-year-old Lena Czepczor were killed shortly before the white Audi collided with the wall of the Vertu Jaguar Leeds car dealership on Scott Hall Road, Leeds
West Yorkshire Police said the pair were walking on the pavement when they were hit by the car – which had been travelling in convoy with a grey BMW 135i
Police were called shortly after 8.30am to a report that a white Audi had collided with the wall of the Vertu Jaguar Leeds car dealership on Scott Hall Road, Leeds
Two men, 26 and 34, were arrested on suspicion of two offences of causing death by dangerous driving and remain in custody at present.
A 65-year-old woman was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. She has been released on bail, police confirmed.
One friend who knew Ms Hulboj and her daughter wrote on Facebook: ‘Very heart-breaking.
‘The little girl goes to my daughter’s school and sometimes she goes to breakfast club. She has been so sad about this.’
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Another wrote: ‘Condolences to the families of the mother and her daughter. RIP.’
The emergency services rushed to the scene during rush hour on Monday morning to reports that two people had been seriously injured following a crash.
An eyewitness said: ‘The entire front of the Audi is missing. The [woman] and child were pedestrians crossing the road.
Two people, a woman and a child, were found injured at the scene. Both were pronounced deceased a short time later
A police tent outside Vertu Jaguar Leeds dealership in Scott Hall Road, Leeds, where a woman and a child died
‘He set off and 200 yards down the road he struck the two people on the pavement.’
The driver of the Audi was taken to hospital and is being treated for injuries which are described as serious but non-life threatening.
Detective Inspector Paul Conroy, of the Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: ‘This is an absolutely tragic incident, and we are working to support the family of the woman and child involved.
‘We have already spoken to a number of witnesses but are keen to speak to anyone else who has witnessed the collision itself or the events leading up to it.
‘We would also ask anyone who was in the area around the time of this collision to check their dashcam footage.’
