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| A taxi driver has been arrested over the death of a 22-year-old woman who fell out of a moving vehicle. | A taxi driver has been arrested over the death of a 22-year-old woman who fell out of a moving vehicle. |
| Katie Louise Bennett suffered severe head injuries after falling from the taxi in Newchapel, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, in the early hours of Saturday. | |
| Ms Bennett, from the Newchapel area, died in hospital on Monday. | Ms Bennett, from the Newchapel area, died in hospital on Monday. |
| She and and six friends took the taxi from Hanley to Newchapel High Street at 0200 BST. Staffordshire Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. | She and and six friends took the taxi from Hanley to Newchapel High Street at 0200 BST. Staffordshire Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
| A police spokesman said: "Several of the passengers had left the vehicle. | A police spokesman said: "Several of the passengers had left the vehicle. |
| "However, one passenger remained in the vehicle, which then moved off. | "However, one passenger remained in the vehicle, which then moved off. |
| "That passenger then fell from the vehicle whilst in motion and suffered severe head injuries as a result." | "That passenger then fell from the vehicle whilst in motion and suffered severe head injuries as a result." |