Tributes pour in for 'beautiful' midwife who died in Tesco car park tragedy
Tributes have been flooding in for a 'beautiful' midwife who died after being hit by a van outside Tesco. Kathleen Nicol, known by her friends and family as Kathy, was walking in the supermarket car park on Baths Road in Longton when she was struck by the van.
The 61-year-old was taken to hospital following the crash on Tuesday but died in hospital the following day. Tributes have been poured in from friends and family on StokeonTrentLive's Facebook page following the news of her death.
One person wrote: "Oh my lovely friend and ex night buddy Kathy. I hope you're at peace with the angels. A beautiful lady with her warm nature and a fantastic midwife and nurse.
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"She helped a great deal of people during her long career. Love and prayers to her family and friends. I'm heartbroken."
Another added: "Rest in peace Kathy! You will be missed by many. Such a lovely women taken to soon."
A neighbour said: "You were such a lovely neighbour. Sending our condolences to your family and friends."
Another said: "This is just so awful, so tragic, the poor lady, my heart goes out to all her family and friends at this extremely difficult time."
Staffordshire Police said the driver of the van remained at the scene after the collision and is assisting in the investigation. A force spokesman added: "We can sadly confirm that a woman has died following a collision outside a supermarket in Stoke-on-Trent.
"Officers were called shortly before 12 noon on Tuesday (October 22) to Tesco on Baths Road in Longton following reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and a van. The pedestrian, 61-year-old Kathleen Nicol, known by her family as Kathy, was taken to hospital by ambulance with life-threatening injuries.. Sadly, Kathleen died in hospital."