At around 9.20pm on Thursday (14 April), a white Ford Fiesta and a pedestrian were in a collision at traffic lights on the Eleanor Cross Road junction with Eleanor Way.

Officers and the East of England Ambulance Service attended and the female pedestrian was taken to hospital in a serious condition, sadly she later died in hospital.

The woman has been named as N Wasam Palihakkarrage Thanuja Vipuli Palihakkarra, known locally as Vipuli, aged 49, from Waltham Cross. Her family is being supported by specialist officers.

The driver remained at the scene and assisted the police with enquiries.

Sergeant David Burstow, of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the woman who sadly died following this incident.

“As we continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision, I’d like to hear from anyone who witnessed this incident, has information about it or who has dash cam footage of it or events leading up to it.”

You can email Sergeant Burstow at [email protected].

You can also report information by quoting Operation Sundew