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| Fatal crash car 'found' in water | Fatal crash car 'found' in water |
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| Police believe a car found submerged in water fits the description of one used to deliberately run down and kill a woman in Renfrewshire. | Police believe a car found submerged in water fits the description of one used to deliberately run down and kill a woman in Renfrewshire. |
| Officers said they also believed that a woman was behind the wheel of the Volkswagen Polo. | Officers said they also believed that a woman was behind the wheel of the Volkswagen Polo. |
| Margaret Boris, from Irvine, was hit by the car while walking on King Street in Paisley at about 1100 BST on Monday. | |
| The 39-year-old mother-of-three died a short time later in the town's Royal Alexandra Hospital. | The 39-year-old mother-of-three died a short time later in the town's Royal Alexandra Hospital. |
| Det Insp Allan Woods, of Strathclyde Police, said: "As a result of enquiries, we now believe that the driver of the Volkswagen Polo car was a woman. | Det Insp Allan Woods, of Strathclyde Police, said: "As a result of enquiries, we now believe that the driver of the Volkswagen Polo car was a woman. |
| "We can also confirm that we have located a vehicle that fits the description of the car involved. | "We can also confirm that we have located a vehicle that fits the description of the car involved. |
| "This vehicle is currently submerged in water but will be recovered and subjected to a detailed forensic examination. | "This vehicle is currently submerged in water but will be recovered and subjected to a detailed forensic examination. |
| "It is imperative that we trace eyewitnesses to this horrendous crime and I would urge anyone who has not yet spoken to the police and either saw the incident or the vehicle leaving the scene to come forward as a matter of urgency." | "It is imperative that we trace eyewitnesses to this horrendous crime and I would urge anyone who has not yet spoken to the police and either saw the incident or the vehicle leaving the scene to come forward as a matter of urgency." |
| Ms Boris was originally from the Paisley area but moved to Ayrshire with her three children. | Ms Boris was originally from the Paisley area but moved to Ayrshire with her three children. |
| She was walking with her 20-year-old son when she was struck by the car. | She was walking with her 20-year-old son when she was struck by the car. |