Man, 19, charged over horror crash which killed woman outside busy pub

A man has been charged after a horror crash outside a busy pub in Wigan killed a pedestrian in her 40s.

Jacob Gaskell, 19, of Malborough Avenue in Ince has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after the woman's tragic death on Friday night, April 8. He has also been charged with driving whilst disqualified, driving without a license or insurance, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and failing to stop.

The teenager has been remanded in custody before a hearing at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court later this morning, April 11. Police were called to Ormskirk Road in Pemberton at around 9.20pm on Friday night after a Land Rover ploughed into a group of pedestrians outside the Fifteens bar.

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A woman in her 40s tragically died, whilst two men were seriously injured. Tony Callaghan, who runs the bar, confirmed the woman had been visiting the establishment before her death. He told the Manchester Evening News he didn't know the woman's name, but understands she "isn't from the area", and had supposedly been in Wigan visiting family.

Witnesses reported seeing two young men get out of the car after the crash, with Greater Manchester Police confirming a second man who had been arrested in relation to the incident has now been released under investigation.

Floral tributes have been left outside the bar to the "beautiful soul" killed in the crash. One said: "A beautiful soul taken too soon. Thinking of you and your family at this unbelievably sad time."

Another said: "RIP beautiful. Thinking of your family and friends, Gone far too soon. x". One well-wisher wrote: "Thinking of everyone at this