Appeal after pedestrian is seriously injured in M55 collision

Sunday, October 19, 2025

We are appealing for witnesses and footage after a woman suffered very serious injuries in a collision on the M55 last night.

The emergency services were called at 10.29pm yesterday (18th October) to the westbound carriageway of the M55 near to junction 2 at Cottam, to a report of a road traffic collision.

When our officers attended, they found that a Mercedes A180 car had collided with a pedestrian in the carriageway.

The pedestrian, a woman in her 40s, suffered serious multiple injuries and was taken to hospital where she is in a critical condition.

Sgt Bex Price of our Roads Policing Unit, said: “My thoughts first and foremost are with the woman and her family as she undergoes treatment in hospital.

“As we investigate what happened, we are asking for anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the motorway around that time, to contact us.

“If you saw a pedestrian near to the carriageway in the minutes before the collision, we also want you to get in touch.

“The motorway was shut for some time while collision investigation work was carried out.

“We recognise the closure impacts on other road users, however it is vital that the collision is investigated fully.”

Please contact 101, quoting log 1461 of 18th October, or email our Serious Collision Investigation Unit at [email protected].