Police name mother killed after e-bike 'rammed' in hit-and-run near Mansfield

Police have named a young mother whose death is being treated as murder after an e-bike was "rammed" in a hit-and-run incident.

Alana Armstrong, 25, was a passenger on a bike that was hit by a 4x4, believed to be a Land Rover Discovery, in Batley Lane, Pleasley, near Mansfield, at around 8pm on Tuesday 26 November. She died at the scene.

The rider of the bike, a man in his 20s, had to have his leg amputated below the knee, Derbyshire Constabulary said.

The force said the e-bike was one of two chased by the car before the collision. It then fled the scene.

Ch Supt Dave Kirby said: “Alana was just 25 – and a mum to a six-year-old boy.

"Her little boy, along with her wider family, will never get the chance to see her again, hug her again, spend Christmas together, or celebrate all those milestones.

"My thoughts, as well as those of the whole force and community, are with them at this time."

He added: “The Land Rover Discovery that rammed the e-bike had pursued two bikes through the village – and drove off up Batley Lane – onto Rowthorne Lane – and the last known sighting of it was at this junction, turning right onto the A617 towards New Houghton.

"Since Tuesday a team of detectives have been working non-stop, searching the site where Alana was killed, conducting house-to-house enquiries, and scouring CCTV in the area."

Police say the Land Rover was being driven by a man, with a female passenger. The car was made between 2004 and 2009.

Ch Supt Kirkby added: “We urgently want to hear from anyone who may know those two people, who has seen a Land Rover Discovery that may have damage to its front end – or who knows of a vehicle matching that description that may have been recently repaired or had parts replaced."

Two people who were arrested have been released without charge.

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