A woman has died and two other members of her family have been left seriously injured after a car hit pedestrians outside a leisure park.
The incident involving a grey BMW 3 Series took place outside Crawley Leisure Park in West Sussex at about 8.36pm on Saturday, Sussex Police said.
A 25-year-old woman was killed in the collision, while her sister, 12, and their cousin, a 19-year-old woman, were seriously injured and taken to hospital.
All three were from the local area. Officers said they have informed their next of kin of the incident.
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The force added a 33-year-old man from Crawley was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs.
He remains in police custody.
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Chief Inspector James Davidson added in a statement: “Our thoughts are with the victims’ family at this difficult time and we ask that the public respect their right to privacy.
“I’d like to reassure the community that we swiftly arrested a suspect in connection with this tragic incident, and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances.”
