A woman has died after a hit-and-run along the Yarambamba Estate – Kombo Coastal road yesterday.

“The deceased was believed to have been crossing the road when she was hit by an unidentified vehicle causing her death,” police spokeswoman Cadet ASP Binta Njie told Gambiana.

According to the police, there were no eyewitnesses present at the time of the incident.

Cadet ASP Njie urged the public to be cautious when crossing the road, as well as drivers to follow traffic rules “for their safety and safety of other road users.”

Police have launched an investigation and are intensifying efforts to arrest the suspected killer driver. 

Reporting by Adama Makasuba