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Police say they want to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash that led to the death of a student yesterday.

Officers from Coventry Police’s collision unit launched the appeal after the University of Warwick student was struck by a small lorry in Lynchgate Road, Cannon Park, at 12.45pm.

She suffered serious head injuries in the crash and died a few hours later in hospital.

Sgt Neil Higgins said: “The collision happened during the university’s lunch hour and close to a local shopping centre and we are sure that there are people who may have witnessed the collision.

“We believe that the woman is a foreign student and we are working alongside the university and the Chinese Embassy to locate and inform her family.”

The student’s details will not be released until her family has been informed.

A spokesman for the University of Warwick said: “It’s terribly sad to lose somebody from the University of Warwick family.

“Obviously our thoughts are with the student’s family and friends at this time.

“We have organised special counselling sessions for anybody affected by what has happened.”

After the crash a number of people took to Facebook to describe what happened.

One woman, who dialled 999, said others who witnessed the crash had used their phones to take pictures of the pedestrian as she lay critically injured in the road.

She wrote: “People were taking pictures of her as well the vile people.

“I pray she’s okay, I’ve been worrying all day since it happened.

“Some lad stood next to us taking photos. I was just saying how disgusting he was really loudly to see if he got the hint.

“I just don’t understand for the life of me why you’d take a picture of that because you wouldn’t like it if that was your family member lying there.

“People need to have more respect.”

Witnesses or anyone with information is urged to call police on 101.