Tributes paid to Eileen Symes who died in Poole crash
Eileen Symes, 92, was walking in Blandford Road North near Douglas Close on Saturday morning when she was hit by a car. Eileen, from Poole[1], was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died on January 8. Her family, who are being looked after by specially trained officers, said in a tribute: “Eileen was a much loved and caring person.
“She was a strong-willed and independent lady with a love for life. She lived a full and happy life and loved to travel. “In her retirement years, she had a love for clothes and fashion, and she enjoyed going out for a coffee and a cake whilst out shopping.
“Eileen will be greatly missed by all who knew her, especially her niece.” Police are continuing to investigate the crash, which was reported at 9.13am on January 6 and involved a blue Ford Focus driven by a Poole woman in her 40s. Sergeant Mark Scammell, of the roads policing team, said: “Our thoughts go out to the family of Eileen who sadly died at what must be an extremely difficult time of them.
“We owe it to them to carry out a detailed investigation and establish the full circumstances of this collision and I would like to renew our appeal for any witnesses who have not already spoken to police to please come forward.
“I am also still keen to hear from anyone who may have captured anything of relevance on dashcam footage.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email at [email protected] or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55240002769.