Wortley murder inquiry after death of delivery driver

An Amazon supply driver was killed as he tried to cease a thief stealing his van in Leeds, police have mentioned.

Officers have been known as to experiences of a person discovered severely injured in Heights Drive, Wortley, simply earlier than 19:00 BST on Tuesday.

A homicide inquiry was launched after the person, considered in his 40s, was pronounced useless on the scene following emergency therapy by ambulance workers.

Police mentioned they believed the motive force had returned to his van after delivering a parcel and located a male making an attempt to steal the automobile who then drove it away “at pace”.

Preliminary police inquiries advised the Amazon driver had delivered a package deal at about 18:45 BST to an tackle about half a mile away in Alliance Road.

He returned and tried to cease the person stealing his silver Ford Transit van, which was then pushed off with the sufferer nonetheless partly within the passenger door.

The van then hit two parked automobiles in Heights Drive and was pushed away, leaving the sufferer injured on the street between the junctions of Heights Approach and Heights Financial institution.

Members of the general public then got here to his help, in response to West Yorkshire Police.

The automobile was recovered in Highlands Stroll, Belle Isle, a short while later, police mentioned.

The sufferer’s household had been knowledgeable, however he had not but been formally named, in response to West Yorkshire Police.

Det Ch Insp James Entwistle mentioned: “Our investigation stays at an early stage however, primarily based on what we at the moment know, this seems to be a really surprising incident the place the sufferer has been killed whereas going about his enterprise as a parcel supply driver.

“His household has been knowledgeable and they’re utterly devastated about what has occurred.

“We’re working to assist them at what’s a very troublesome time and are doing every thing we will to get them the solutions they want.”

Det Ch Insp Entwistle added that “intensive inquiries” have been being carried out to determine what had occurred and “to determine the individual whose extremely harmful actions have been accountable for inflicting his loss of life”.

The drive urged anybody with data to get in contact.

Amazon confirmed that the motive force had been contracted to ship parcels for the agency.

A spokesperson mentioned: “It is a horrible incident and our ideas and deepest sympathies are with the supply driver’s family members, household and colleagues at our supply service supplier.

“We’ll do all we will to help police with their investigations.”

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