Mum dies after pair hit by car in street
The crash happened at the junction of Hamlet Court Road and St John's Road in Westcliff-on-Sea
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A woman has been killed and her daughter injured after being hit by a car.
Essex Police officers were called after reports of two women pedestrians involved in a collision at the junction of Hamlet Court Road and St John's Road in Westcliff-on-Sea, just before 17:30 GMT on Thursday.
The mother, who was 52, died in hospital. Her 23-year-old daughter's injuries are not life-threatening or life-changing, the force said.
A 31-year-old woman driver of a black Suzuki Splash was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drink or drugs.
She remained in custody for questioning on Friday, a police spokesperson added.
The force appealed for witnesses.
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