Charity offers £10k to ensnare 'hit and run' gang responsible for death of Crewe cyclist

By Gwyn Griffiths 27th Aug 2021

Agnieszka Pocztowska
Agnieszka Pocztowska

A £10,000 reward has been offered in a bid to catch those responsible for the death of a Crewe cyclist in a "hit and run" incident.

Charity Crimestoppers has today launched an appeal for anonymous information over the collision on Hungerford Road which led to the death of Agnieszka Pocztowska on Monday, September 14.

The fatal collision was followed by another incident involving another cyclist a short time later.

Ms Pocztowska, 41, was cycling to start her work as a carer in the community at around 6.55am when she was in collision with a silver-coloured Ford Focus.

Cheshire Police say the car sustained serious damage to the windscreen and the driver drove off from the scene. A short time later, the car hit another cyclist on Crewe Road, near Cartwright Street, causing injuries to a male cyclist.

The car then left in the direction of the M6 and was found 30 minutes later at the junction of the Lymevale Road and Brookfield Road in Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent.

Detectives have sifted through a significant amount of information from the public along with dash cam and CCTV footage, but they need additional information.

A 20-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent and an 18-year-old man from Trent Vale have been arrested and are on bail pending further investigation.

The reward up to £10,000 is for information the charity exclusively receives – either online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling freephone 0800 555 111 - that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the hit-and-run incidents.

Gary Murray, Regional Manager for the North West at the charity Crimestoppers, said: "This is a particularly heart-breaking case where a mother of three children on her way to work has been killed, and the driver and passenger in the vehicle have fled the scene and then hit another cyclist, causing him injuries a short time later.

"Those who knew Agnieszka describe her as being a beautiful, caring and compassionate person who loved her job and her family.

"We need the public's help to bring those involved to justice and help the families at this very difficult time. Every piece of information may be vital to the investigation."

Crimestoppers can be rung on freephone number 0800 555 111 or use our simple the online form here.

     

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