A young woman has lost her fight for life after a horrific road crash with a suspected drug driver in south west London.
The victim, aged 25, had been the pillion passenger on a motorcycle that collided with a Honda Civic on Garratt Lane, Wandsworth.
Officers and London Ambulance Service attended the scene around 1.30am on Wednesday.
The Metropolitan Police said the woman was treated by medics before being taken to a west London hospital. Sadly, she died there the next day.
A spokesman added: “The male rider of the motorcycle, aged in his 40s, was also taken to hospital. His injuries are not life threatening.”
The 22-year-old driver of the Honda Civic was detained on suspicion of drug driving causing serious injury.
He was taken to a west London police station and has been bailed pending further enquiries to a date in March.
A woman has died and a man has been arrested following a collision in Garratt Lane on 3 Jan.
— Wandsworth Police (@MPSWandsworth) January 7, 2024
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Road closures and cordons were in place along the A217 Garratt Lane and between Kimber Road and Aslett Street.