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Pair quizzed over woman's death released without charge as police continue hunt for Walsall hit-and-run driver

Two men arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a woman died in a hit-and-run crash in Walsall have been released with no further action.

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The scene in Cavendish Road. Photo: SnapperSK

Police said the men, aged 21 and 27, handed themselves into the police on Friday morning and were placed in custody.

But officers confirmed that after "fully co-operating with the police" the pair were released. Enquiries to trace the driver of the car are still ongoing.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "Two men arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving have fully co-operated with police and been released with no further action. Enquiries to trace the driver are continuing."

The damaged Peugeot. Photo: SnapperSK

The woman who died was named on Friday as 52-year-old Kulvinder Kaur.

Ms Kaur was walking along Cavendish Road, Beechdale shortly after 1pm on September 12 when she was hit by a grey Peugeot 206.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A damaged car, believed to have been involved in the crash, was found abandoned on the nearby Gurney Road shortly after.

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