Thousands raised for family of 'talented and kind-hearted' student who died after car mounted kerb

Thousands of pounds has been raised for the family of a 'beautiful and talented' student who died after a car mounted the pavement outside a takeaway.

Rebecca Steer, 22, was one of two pedestrians struck by a car after it mounted the kerb outside the Grill Out takeaway in Oswestry in Shropshire shortly before 3am on Sunday.

She was rushed rushed to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital but tragically died short time later. The second pedestrian who was also struck by the vehicle has now been released from hospital.

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Rebecca, from the Welsh border village of of Llanymynech, was a Liverpool FC fan who is believed to have been studying criminal justice at the University of Liverpool.

A JustGiving page has raised more than £6,000 to "assist the Steer family at this time of deep sadness", reports the Liverpool Echo.

Rebecca's family described her as "the most loving, talented and kind hearted person you could ever wish to know". They said: "We are all completely devastated by the loss of our beautiful girl Rebecca. She always had a smile and a laugh that made everybody love her.

“She will be greatly missed by her many friends and family. She was the best daughter, sister, granddaughter and friend anyone could ask for. Rest in Peace beautiful girl.“

West Mercia Police confirmed that a 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. A further two men, aged 31 and 46 have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. All three remain in police custody.

A 28-year-old man who was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of murder and attempted murder remains in police custody. Anyone who witnessed the incident, or has information that could help is asked to report this via the West Mercia Police website quoting reference 90 of 9 October.

For more information or to donate to Rebecca's JustGiving page, click here.

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