Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal hit and run collision after a woman’s body was found in a ditch in Cornwall.

A member of the public called Devon and Cornwall police shortly before 4.45am on Tuesday following the discovery of the woman’s body on Trewiston Lane, St Minver.

Officers believe the 45-year-old local woman was hit by a vehicle.



The rural road has been closed and officers from the serious collisions investigation unit are carrying out a forensic examination of the scene. The woman’s next of kin has been informed.

St Minver is close to Padstow and Rock, hugely popular holiday destinations and a favourite spot for former prime minister David Cameron.

He and wife, Samantha, named their fourth child Florence Rose Endellion because they love holidaying near St Endellion, which is less than three miles from St Minver.

Anyone who witnessed a collision between a pedestrian and a vehicle is asked to email 101@dc.police.uk or call 101, quoting reference 81 of 19 July.